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Meaning of 'castration' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Castration [ n.]
- The act of castrating.

Meaning of 'castration' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . castration [ n]
Meaning (1):
- surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men)
Example in sentence:
  • bilateral castration results in sterilization

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  • Castration complex
    A castration complex caused in men by unconscious fears of losing their penis, and in women by the fantasy of once having had a penis and then losing it.

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