hemicastrate

English

Etymology

hemi- +‎ castrate

Noun

hemicastrate (plural hemicastrates)

1. A semicastrated animal.
   • 1993, Claude Desjardins, Larry L. Ewing, Cell and Molecular Biology of the Testis:

     The percentage of cells incorporating ³H-thymidine was greater in hemicastrates than in controls at 8 hours, 1, 2, and 4 days after surgery and returned to normal thereafter.

Related terms

• hemicastration