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Castration vs Spaying - What's the difference?

castration | spaying |

As nouns the difference between castration and spaying

is that castration is the act of removing the testicles while spaying is the act or operation of neutering an animal; normally used in reference to performing the operation on a female.

As a verb spaying is

present participle of spay.

castration

English

Noun

  • The act of removing the testicles.
  • (figuratively) Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.

    • Derived terms

    * chemical castration

    Related terms

    * castrate * castrati

    See also

    * desex * geld * neuter * spay

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    spaying

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or operation of neutering an animal; normally used in reference to performing the operation on a female.
    • The veterinary surgeon carries out spayings almost every day.