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Orchiectomy vs Castrated - What's the difference?

orchiectomy | castrated |

As a noun orchiectomy

is the procedure to remove one or both testes.

As an adjective castrated is

having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females).

As a verb castrated is

past tense of castrate.

orchiectomy

English

Alternative forms

* orchidectomy

Noun

(orchiectomies)
  • (label) the procedure to remove one or both testes

    • Synonyms

    * castration * neutering * gelding * gonadectomy * sterilization

    castrated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females).

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (castrate)