Medical Dictionary

caponization

noun ca·pon·iza·tion

variants: or British caponisation play \ˌkā-pə-nə-ˈzā-shən\

medical Definition of caponization

: castration especially of a fowl

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caponize

or British caponise play \ˈkā-pə-ˌnīz, -ˌpän-ˌīz\ transitive verb caponized or British caponised; caponizing or British caponising

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