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The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.

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  1. n. The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.
  2. n. surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count)
  3. The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.
  4. The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by theknife; castration.
  5. n surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count)