(n): the sterilization of an animal
(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)
(n): a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
(n): the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work
(n): the act of deleting something written or printed
