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Vasectomy vs Castration - What's the difference?

vasectomy | castration |

As nouns the difference between vasectomy and castration

is that vasectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, usually as a means of male sterilization while castration is the act of removing the testicles.

vasectomy

English

(wikipedia vasectomy)

Noun

(vasectomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the vas deferens, usually as a means of male sterilization.

    • 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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