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hemicastration

hemicastration noun: half castration, by the removal of a single testicle.

Noun

hemicastration (uncountable)

  1. Half castration, by the removal of a single testicle.
    Synonyms:
    semicastration

Synonyms of hemicastration

Origin of hemicastration

From hemi- + castration.

Questions about hemicastration

What does hemicastration mean?
Hemicastration means half castration, by the removal of a single testicle.
What part of speech is hemicastration?
Hemicastration is a noun.

Words near hemicastration in the dictionary

  1. hemicarp
  2. hemicarps
  3. hemicastrate
  4. hemicastrated
  5. hemicastrates
  6. hemicastration
  7. hemicatenane
  8. hemicatenanes
  9. hemicatenated
  10. hemicellulase
  11. hemicellulases

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