sterility

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
• Syn:
asepsis, antisepsis, sterileness
• Derivationally related forms:
sterile (for: sterileness), sterile, antiseptic (for: antisepsis), aseptic (for: asepsis)
• Hypernyms:
sanitariness
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 (for: infertility)
• Derivationally related forms:
infertile (for: infertility), sterile
• Hypernyms:
physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
• Hyponyms:
impotence, impotency, barrenness, cacogenesis, dysgenesis

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  infertility, asepsis, antisepsis, sterileness
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  fertility, fecundity