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in·fer·til·i·ty

(ĭn′fər-tĭl′ĭ-tē)
n.
1. Absent or diminished fertility.
2. The persistent inability to conceive a child.
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infertility

Inability to conceive a child; also called sterility.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:infertility - the state of being unable to produce offspring]infertility - 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
physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
impotence, impotency - an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate
barrenness - the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children
cacogenesis - inability to produce hybrids that are both viable and fertile
dysgenesis - infertility between hybrids
fecundity, fertility - the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
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infertility

noun sterility, barrenness, unproductiveness, unfruitfulness, infecundity couples receiving infertility treatment
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infertility

noun
The state or condition of being unable to reproduce sexually:
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Translations
جَدَب، قَحْل، عُقْم، عُقْر
neplodnost
sterilitetufrugtbarhed
hedelmättömyys
ófrjósemi
bezpłodność niepłodność
neplodnosťneúrodnosť
çoraklıkkısırlıkverimsizlik

infertility

[ˌɪnfɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ] N [of land, soil] → infecundidad f; [of person, animal] → esterilidad f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

infertility

[ˌɪnfɜːrˈtɪlɪti] n
[person, animal] → stérilité f
[land] → stérilité finfertility clinic n → centre m de procréation médicalement assistée infertility treatment n → traitement m de l'infertilité
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infertility

n (of soil, womb, person) → Unfruchtbarkeit f; (of animal) → Fortpflanzungsunfähigkeit f; (of mind) → Unergiebigkeit f, → Ideenlosigkeit f
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infertility

[ˌɪnfɜːˈtɪlɪtɪ] n → sterilità
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infertile

(inˈfəːtail) adjective
1. (of soil etc) not fertile or producing good crops. The land was stony and infertile. onvrugbaar مُجْدِب، قاحِل، غَيْر مُخْصِب неплодороден infértil neúrodný unfruchtbar ufrugtbar άγονος estéril viljatu غیر حاصلخیز tuottamaton infertile לא פּוֹרֶה बंध्य, बांझा neplodan terméketlen tidak subur ófrjór sterile, improduttivo 不毛の 불모의 nederlingas neauglīgs tidak subur onvruchtbaar ufruktbar nieurodzajny بی برکته infértil nefertil неплодородный neúrodný nerodoviten neplodan ofruktbar, ofruktsam ซึ่งไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์ çorak, verimsiz 貧瘠的 неродючий بنجر cằn cỗi 贫瘠的
2. (of persons or animals) unable to have young. onvrugbaar عَقيم، عاقِر безплоден infértil neplodný unfruchtbar infertil; steril στείρος estéril sigimatu نازا lisääntymiskyvytön stérile עקר अनुपजाऊ, अनुर्वर nerodan, jalov terméketlen mandul ófrjór sterile 不妊の 생식력이 없는 nevaisingas, bergždžias neauglīgs mandul onvruchtbaar ufruktbar bezpłodny شپون infértil steril бесплодный neplodný neploden neplodan steril, infertil ไม่สามารถคลอดลูกได้ kısır 無法生育的 безплідний اوسر vô sinh 无法生育的
ˌinferˈtility (-ˈti-) noun
onvrugbaarheid جَدَب، قَحْل، عُقْم، عُقْر безплодие infertilidade neplodnost die Unfruchtbarkeit ufrugtbarhed; sterilitet στειρότητα infertilidad viljatus نازایی hedelmättömyys infertilité אִי-פּוֹרִיוּת बंध्यता, अनुर्वसता neplodnost terméketlenség kemandulan ófrjósemi sterilità 不毛 불모, 불임 nederlingumas, nevaisingumas neauglība ketidaksuburan onvruchtbaarheid ufruktbarhet niepłodność شپونی infertilidade infertilitate бесплодие neplodnosť; neúrodnosť neplodnost neplodnost ofruktbarhet, infertilitet ความไม่อุดมสมบูรณ์ verimsizlik, çoraklık, kısırlık 貧瘠,無生育能力 неродючість; безплідність ناپیداواری sự cằn cỗi 不肥沃,不毛,不孕
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in·fer·til·i·ty

n. infertilidad, inhabilidad de concebir o procrear.
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infertility

n infertilidad f, esterilidad f
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