(n) surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men), Example:bilateral castration results in sterilization
(n) (psychoanalysis) anxiety resulting from real or imagined threats to your sexual functions; originally applied only to men but can in principle apply to women
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[みや, miya] (n) (1) palace; (2) (See 五音) tonic (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale); (3) (abbr) (See 宮刑) ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); (n, n-suf) (4) (See 十二宮) zodiacal sign#1487