Associations to the word «Castration»

Wiktionary

CASTRATION, noun. The act of removing the testicles.
CASTRATION, noun. (figuratively) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.

Dictionary definition

CASTRATION, noun. Neutering a male animal by removing the testicles.
CASTRATION, noun. 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".
CASTRATION, noun. The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work.

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