castration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
    emasculation.
  2. 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
  3. noun the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
    expurgation.

WordNet

Cas*tra"tion noun
Etymology
L. castratio; cf. F. castration.
Definitions
  1. The act of castrating.

Webster 1913