STERILITY

sterility, infertility

(noun) 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

asepsis, antisepsis, sterility, sterileness

(noun) (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sterility (usually uncountable, plural sterilities)

The state or quality of being sterile.

Source: Wiktionary


Ste*ril"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. sterilitas: cf. F. stérilité.]

1. The quality or condition of being sterile.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: Quality of being sterile; infecundity; also, the state of being free from germs or spores.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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