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surgical castration  listen  (SER-jih-kul kas-TRAY-shun)

  Surgical removal of the testicles (orchiectomy) or ovaries (oophorectomy) to stop the production of sex hormones. Decreasing the levels of hormones may stop the growth of certain cancers.