castration
noun
cas·tra·tion
ka-ˈstrā-shən 
plural castrations
1
a
: the removal of the testes or ovaries
b
: chemical castration
… medical castration is more commonly accomplished with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues.—
Joseph C. Presti, Jr.
Joseph C. Presti, Jr.2
: an act or instance of depriving someone or something of its virility, vitality, strength, or effectiveness
"In the history of black men in Hollywood," says [Blair] Underwood, "there's been a castration of sorts. Even Sidney Poitier, our first black male superstar, was never allowed to show that sexual side …"—Marilyn Beck
Marilyn BeckThe most famous instance is Nahum Tate's 1681 castration of King Lear, which includes … a complete rewriting of the last scene, so that Cordelia does not die but survives to marry Edgar.—Walter Kendrick
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Landry's surgical castration law is one of several controversial bills getting attention across the pond.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
In 2022, shocking headlines broke about a group of men who were performing castrations and livestreaming them to paying customers.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
The Eunuch Maker looks into the dark world of voluntary castration, while The Jury, which looks at the Australian criminal system and launched at the London TV Screenings, is being shopped as tape and format.
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More advanced nurses also get trained in managing disease, performing castration, goat breeding and marketing, and more.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2024
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Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
In 2022, shocking headlines broke about a group of men who were performing castrations and livestreaming them to paying customers.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
The Eunuch Maker looks into the dark world of voluntary castration, while The Jury, which looks at the Australian criminal system and launched at the London TV Screenings, is being shopped as tape and format.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2024
More advanced nurses also get trained in managing disease, performing castration, goat breeding and marketing, and more.
—Sushmita Pathak, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2024
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castration
noun
cas·tra·tion
kas-ˈtrā-shən
1
: the removal of testes or ovaries
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