chemical castration en · NOUN
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A medical treatment using an anaphrodisiacal hormonal drug to inhibit the function of a man's testes, intended to have the same effect on the sex drive as surgical castration. It is typically used on sex offenders as a punishment and/or preventative measure, or on people wishing to undergo male-to-female transsexualism.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chemical castrations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
fi kemiallinen kastraatio (medical treatment to inhibit the function of a man's testes) · fr castration chimique (medical treatment to inhibit the function of a man's testes) · es castración química (medical treatment to inhibit the function of a man's testes) · ko 화학적 거세 (medical treatment to inhibit the function of a man's testes) · cmn 化學閹割 /化学阉割 (medical treatment to inhibit the function of a man's testes) · ml രാസഷണ്ഡീകരണം (medical treatment to inhibit the function of a man's testes) · pl kastracja chemiczna (medical treatment to inhibit the function of a man's testes)