Infertility
[in-fur-tl or, esp. British, -tahyl] /ɪnˈfɜr tl or, esp. British, -taɪl/
adjective
1.
not fertile; unproductive; sterile; barren:
infertile soil.
/ɪnˈfɜːtaɪl/
adjective
1.
not capable of producing offspring; sterile
2.
(of land) not productive; barren
n.
c.1600, from Late Latin infertilitatem (nominative infertilitas), from infertilis (see infertile).
adj.
1590s, from French infertile (late 15c.), from Late Latin infertilis “unfruitful,” from in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + fertilis (see fertile).
infertility in·fer·til·i·ty (ĭn’fər-tĭl’ĭ-tē)
n.
infertile in·fer·tile (ĭn-fûr’tl)
adj.
Incapable of producing offspring; sterile.
infertility
(ĭn’fər-tĭl’ĭ-tē)
The inability to achieve conception after persistent attempts over a given period of time, usually one year in humans.
infertile
(ĭn-fûr’tl)
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