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desexualization

desexualization

9.9
Removing body parts or functions needed to have babies
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːˌsɛkʃuːəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desexualización
  • Many patients undergo desexualization procedures for various medical reasons.

Examples

  • Some treatments for certain diseases may result in partial or complete desexualization.

  • The ethical implications of desexualization in medical practice are widely debated.

  • The doctor explained that desexualization would prevent the animal from reproducing.

  • The desexualization of the character was a significant theme in the novel.

  • Some patients may experience desexualization as a side effect of hormone therapy.

  • Before the surgery, the physician discussed the desexualization process with the patient.

  • The procedure for desexualization can help individuals who struggle with certain medical conditions.

Synonyms

sterilization
vsdesexualization
  • Specialized
22 4.9

To stop an animal or person from having babies

is broader, also targeting sexual characteristics or organs beyond reproduction
castration
vsdesexualization
  • NSFW
9 8.5

An operation to remove the testicles to stop an animal from having babies

is broader, including non-surgical suppression of sexual traits
neutering
vsdesexualization
  • Specialized
4 4.2

An operation that makes an animal unable to have babies

is a general medical process not limited to animals and may suppress traits

Antonyms

fertilization
  • Specialized
27 4.0

A sperm or pollen joins a female cell to start a new living thing

How Fertile

fertility
111 3.7
desexualization
  • Specialized
9.9
sterility
3 7.0

Surface Forms

desexualization singular
desexualizations plural

Morphology

desexualization = desexualize (semi-transparent) = de + sexual + ize + ation

Morphologically formed by adding '-ation' to 'desexualize' in the normal way.

Etymology

Desexualization starts with de- meaning 'remove' and sexual meaning 'sex or sexual'. In a medical sense it means removing or stopping sexual organs or the ability to have babies, often by surgery or treatment, so the person or animal can no longer reproduce.