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Surgical castration

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008412

Surgical removal of the testicles (orchiectomy) or ovaries (oophorectomy) to stop the production of sex hormones. Decreasing the levels of hormones may stop the growth of certain cancers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008412
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008412",
  "term": "Surgical castration",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Surgical removal of the testicles (orchiectomy) or ovaries (oophorectomy) to stop the production of sex hormones. Decreasing the levels of hormones may stop the growth of certain cancers.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/surgical-castration/"
}

Record 15,818 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.