medical castration

medical castration

The use of drugs to suppress the function of the ovaries or testicles.

medical castration

Endocrinology The use of drugs to suppress the function of the ovaries or testicles. See Castration.

func·tion·al cas·tra·tion

(fŭngk'shŭn-ăl kas-trā'shŭn) Gonadal atrophy produced by prolonged treatment with sex hormones or gonadotropin-releasing hormone superagonists or antagonists.
Synonym(s): medical castration.