castration

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The act of removing the testicles
Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity
{n} a gelding, a curtailing
or neutering Removal of the testes. The procedure stops most production of the hormone testosterone. If done before puberty, it prevents the development of functioning adult sex organs. Castration after sexual maturity makes the sex organs shrink and stop functioning, ending sperm formation and sexual interest and behaviour. Livestock and pets are castrated to keep them from reproducing (see sterilization) or to create a more docile animal. In humans, castration has been used for both cultural (see eunuch, castrato) and medical (e.g., for testicular cancer) reasons
the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
The act of castrating
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"
neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
{i} emasculation, sterilization, removal of the male glands
eviration
castration anxiety
(psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principal apply to women
castration anxiety
anxiety felt by a male concerning loss of masculinity (psychoanalytical term developed by Sigmund Freud)
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To remove the ovaries of
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To remove the testicles of
chemical castration
A medical treatment using a hormonal drug to inhibit the function of a man's testes, intended to have the same effect on the sex drive as surgical castration. It is typically used on sex offenders as a punishment and/or preventative measure, or on people wishing to undergo male-to-female transsexualism
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{v} to geld, make imperfect, lop away
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remove the testicles of a male animal
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To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to alter
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to remove anything erroneous, or objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to expurgate
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a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction; "eunuchs guarded the harem"
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remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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deprive of strength or vigor; "The Senate emasculated the law"
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edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate; "bowdlerize a novel"
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To castrate a male animal or a man means to remove his testicles. In the ancient world, it was probably rare to castrate a dog or cat. a castrated male horse. + castration castrations cas·tra·tion the castration of male farm animals. to remove the testicles of a male animal or a man (past participle of castrare)
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{f} emasculate, sterilize, remove the male glands
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To cut or take out; esp
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