Surgical castration
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| Surgical castration | |
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| Term | Surgical castration |
| Short definition | surgical castration - (pronounced) (SER-jih-kul kas-TRAY-shun) Surgical removal of the testicles (orchiectomy) or ovaries (oophorectomy) to stop the production of sex hormones. Reducing hormone levels can stop certain types of cancer from growing |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
surgical castration - (pronounced) (SER-jih-kul kas-TRAY-shun) Surgical removal of the testicles (orchiectomy) or ovaries (oophorectomy) to stop the production of sex hormones. Reducing hormone levels can stop certain types of cancer from growing
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