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emasculation /emas·cu·la·tion/ (e-mas″ku-la´shun) bilateral orchiectomy.
e·mas·cu·la·tion (-msky-lshn)
n.
The surgical removal of the testes and penis; castration.
emasculation
[imas′kyəlā′shən]
a loss of the testes or penis or both. See also castration.
emasculation
removal of the penis or testes.


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