Meaning & Definition of Castration in English
English⟶
Castration
/kæstreʃən/
noun
1. Neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
synonym:
- castration,
- emasculation
2. Surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
- "Bilateral castration results in sterilization"
synonym:
- castration
3. The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
synonym:
- expurgation,
- castration