Definitions for: Castration

[n] the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
[n] 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"
[n] neutering a male animal by removing the testicles

Webster (1913) Definition: Cas*tra"tion, n. [L. castratio; cf. F. castration.]
The act of castrating.

Synonyms: emasculation, expurgation

See Also: altering, bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, deletion, fixing, neutering, operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

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