Noun: castration kas'trey-shun
- Neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
"The veterinarian recommended castration for the pet cat to prevent unwanted breeding";
- emasculation
- 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"
- The deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
"The castration of certain passages from the novel was criticized as censorship";
- expurgation
Derived forms: castrations
Type of: altering, deletion, neutering, op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
Encyclopedia: Castration