| Descriptor English: | Castration |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Castración |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Castração |
| Descriptor French: | Castration |
| Entry term(s): |
Castrations Gonadectomies Gonadectomy |
| Tree number(s): |
E04.270.282 E04.950.165 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002369 |
| Scope note: | Surgical removal or artificial destruction of gonads. |
| Annotation: | prefer OVARIECTOMY or ORCHIECTOMY |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ED education ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology RH rehabilitation SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
| Related: |
Eunuchism
MeSH |
| DeCS ID: | 2414 |
| Unique ID: | D002369 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2017/06/20 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Castration
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| Concept UI |
M0003605 |
| Scope note | Surgical removal or artificial destruction of gonads. |
| Preferred term | Castration |
| Entry term(s) |
Castrations Gonadectomies Gonadectomy |
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