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.
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