sterility

1 (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms [syn: asepsis, antisepsis, sterileness]

2 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 [syn: infertility] [ant: fertility]

English

Noun

1. The state or quality of being sterile.

Translations

The term Sterility has several meanings:

• The quality or state of being unable to reproduce; of being infertile. The term may be used of higher animals.
• An aseptic condition, meaning an absence of living things, as in microbiology or the environment. See also aseptic technique and sterilization (microbiology).
• Sterility in medicine and surgery indicates a micro-environment (the surgical field) made free of infectious microorganisms.
• In literature and art, the term suggests work that does not arouse the intellect or the emotions.
• Sterile Records, a record label.

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