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The [[action|act]] of severing the [[male]] [[genitalia]], the [[testicles]], from the [[body]] of a [[man]] or [[boy]] or of a male [[animal]]. It is also called by other terms such as [[gelding]], [[spaying]], [[neutering]], or ''fixing''. In some cases the term has been applied to severing the [[ovary|ovaries]] from [[female]]s. It can happen by the [[free will]] of a person who desires to have his testicles removed by [[surgery|surgical methods]], but generally the sense is that it is an act against a person's will. In [[Greek mythology]], according to [[Hesiod]] in ''[[Theogony]]'', and as reported by [[Elizabeth Vandiver]], the [[primordial]] [[Greek god]] [[Ouranos]] was castrated by [[Cronus]] using a [[sickle]] provided by Ouranos' [[wife]], [[Gaia]], and the severed [[genitalia|genitals]] became [[sea]] foam which became the goddess [[Aphrodite]]. A [[boy]] who is castrated before reaching [[puberty]] will have a high [[voice]] and fewer [[muscle]]s and less [[desire]] to have [[sexual intercourse]], and be unable to have [[children]] or [[offspring]]. All persons who are castrated are [[sterile]].
The act of severing or otherwise rendering ineffective the glands that produce [[androgen]]s and [[spermatazoa]] in  a [[man]] of a male [[animal]]; the medical term is [[orchiectomy]] and various terms are used in [[veterinary medicine]], such as [[neutering]]

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A definition or brief description of Castration.

The act of severing or otherwise rendering ineffective the glands that produce androgens and spermatazoa in a man of a male animal; the medical term is orchiectomy and various terms are used in veterinary medicine, such as neutering

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