Castration and Spaying

Castration

Castration 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).
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Spaying and castration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spaying" instead a noun "Castration".

Nearby Words: castrate, castrated, castrating

Spaying

Spaying noun - Neutering a female by removing the ovaries.

Castration and spaying are semantically related. You can use "Castration" instead a noun "Spaying".

Nearby Word: spayed
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