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infertility

/ɪnfərˈtɪlɪɾi/
/ɪnfəˈtɪlɪti/
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Other forms: infertilities

Definitions of infertility
  1. 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
    synonyms: sterility
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    antonyms:
    fertility
    the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring
    types:
    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
    ED, erectile dysfunction, male erecticle dysfunction
    impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
    type of:
    physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
    the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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