Castration

primordial Greek deity, god of the Sky; one of the Greek primordial deities

thumb|270px|A 15th century Ottoman Empire|Ottoman medical illustration by [[Sabuncuoğlu Şerafeddin depicting an operation for castration]]

thumb|Statue of a reclining Attis at the Shrine of Attis in Ostia Antica near [[Rome.]]

thumb|Skoptsy woman having undergone a mastectomy

fear of emasculation in both the literal and metaphorical sense

castration via anaphrodisiacal drugs, whether to reduce libido and sexual activity, to treat cancer, or otherwise

thumb|200px|Relief of an archigallus making sacrifices to Cybele and Attis, Museo Archeologico Ostiense, [[Ostia Antica]]

thumb|A painting of Cronus emasculating Uranus, |320x320px Emasculation is the removal of the external male sex organs, which includes both the penis and the scrotum, the latter of which contains the testicles. It is distinct from castration, where only the testicles are removed. Although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, the potential medical consequences of emasculation are more extensive due to the complications arising from the removal of the penis. There are a range of religious, cultural, punitive, and personal reasons why someone may choose to emasculate himself or another p

Neutering, from the Latin ('of neither sex'), is the removal of a non-human animal's reproductive organ, either all of it or a considerably large part. The male-specific term is castration, while spaying is usually reserved for female animals. Colloquially, both terms are often referred to as fixing. In male horses, castrating is referred to as gelding. An animal that has not been neutered is sometimes referred to as entire or intact. Often the term neuter[ing] is used to specifically mean castration, e.g. in phrases like "spay and neuter".

offensive odour or taste from pork from non-castrated male pigs once they reach puberty

right|thumb|A Burdizzo, used primarily on goats, small calves, and sometimes on humans.

Italian pilot

1988 film

unsolved serial murder case in the United States