Noun
The act of castrating.
Source: Webster's dictionarybilateral castration results in sterilization Source: Internet
Estrogen is also used in the therapy of vaginal atrophy, hypoestrogenism (as a result of hypogonadism, castration, or primary ovarian failure), amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and oligomenorrhea. Source: Internet
He stressed that the laws against paedophiles had been toughened in Kazakhstan, with child rapists facing chemical castration. Source: Internet
It causes the destruction of starfish ovary and eggs to cause castration (the male gonads are usually unaffected). Source: Internet
Knight argues that the "castration", which is not described, may have kept women youthful, in the sense of allowing the Lydian king to have intercourse with them without pregnancy. Source: Internet
His argument ignored the harm done to farmed animals: pain from branding, dehorning and castration, confinement, transport without food or water to a slaughterhouse, and a frightening death. Source: Internet