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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescastración
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kas.tɾaˈsjon/
"La castración en animales previene la sobrepoblación callejera."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The surgical removal or destruction of the testicles or ovaries.
"Medical castration is sometimes used in the treatment of certain hormone-dependent cancers." - 2
The deprivation of power, vigor, or effectiveness; a severe weakening.
"Critics argued that the new regulatory bill amounted to a castration of the agency's enforcement powers."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'castratio', stemming from 'castrare' (to prune, geld, or castrate), with roots in Proto-Indo-European. The term entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, initially referring to the surgical removal of testicles in animals or humans, and later extended metaphorically to concepts of rendering something powerless or ineffective.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Castration" is said worldwide
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castration
Transliteration: /kas.tʁa.sjɔ̃/
"La castration chirurgicale est une intervention médicale irréversible."
Kastration
Transliteration: /kastʁaˈt͡si̯oːn/
"Die Kastration wird bei Haustieren häufig zur Geburtenkontrolle durchgeführt."
castrazione
Transliteration: /kas.traˈtjo.ne/
"La castrazione chimica è un argomento di dibattito legale e medico."
castración
Transliteration: /kas.tɾaˈsjon/
"La castración en animales previene la sobrepoblación callejera."
castração
Transliteration: /kas.tɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
"A castração de animais de estimação é recomendada por veterinários."
बखिया
Transliteration: bandhyakaran
Script: बंध्याकरण
"पशुओं में बंध्याकरण एक आम शल्य चिकित्सा प्रक्रिया है।"
阉割
Transliteration: yāngē
"历史上宫廷中曾对宦官进行阉割。"
거세
Transliteration: geose
"수의사는 길고양이의 개체 수를 조절하기 위해 거세 수술을 시행했다."
去勢
Transliteration: kyosei
"動物の去勢手術は過剰繁殖を防ぐために行われます。"
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