Meaning of STERILITY
| Pronunciation: | | stu'rilitee
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- [n] the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
- [n] (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
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| | Synonyms: | | antisepsis, asepsis, infertility, sterileness |
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| | Antonyms: | | fecundity, fertility | | |
| | See Also: | | barrenness, cacogenesis, dysgenesis, impotence, impotency, physiological condition, physiological state, sanitariness | |
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| | Definition: | | \Ste*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. sterilitas: cf. F.
st['e]rilit['e].]
1. The quality or condition of being sterile.
2. (Biol.) Quality of being sterile; infecundity; also, the
state of being free from germs or spores.
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