Sterility — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɛɹˈɪlᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/stɛɹˈɪlɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɛɹˈɪlɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /stɛɹˈɪlᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

infertility antisepsis asepsis sterileness

Antonyms

fertility

Word Forms

aseptic	adjective	free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
antiseptic	adjective	thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms
sterile	adjective	free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
infertile	adjective	incapable of reproducing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sterilität

(von nicht lebenden Objekten) der Zustand, frei von pathogenen Organismen zu sein

🇫🇷French

stérilité

(d'objets non vivants) l'état d'être exempt d'organismes pathogènes

🇪🇸Spanish

esterilidad

(de objetos no vivos) el estado de estar libre de organismos patógenos

🇮🇹Italian

sterilità

(di oggetti non viventi) lo stato di essere esenti da organismi patogeni

🇳🇱Dutch

steriliteit

(van niet-levende objecten) de staat van vrij zijn van pathogene organismen

🇵🇹Portuguese

esterilidade

(de objetos não vivos) o estado de estar livre de organismos patogênicos

🇷🇺Russian

бесплодие

(неживых объектов) состояние отсутствия патогенных организмов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बांझपन

(निर्जीव वस्तुओं की) रोगजनक जीवों से मुक्त होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

বন্ধ্যাত্ব

(অজীব বস্তুর) প্যাথোজেনিক জীব থেকে মুক্ত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

மலட்டுத்தன்மை

(உயிரற்ற பொருட்களின்) நோய்க்கிருமி உயிரினங்கள் இல்லாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

వంధ్యత్వం

(నిర్జీవ వస్తువుల) వ్యాధికారక జీవులు లేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

वंध्यत्व

(निर्जीव वस्तूंची) रोगजनक जीवांपासून मुक्त होण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વંધ્યત્વ

(નિર્જીવ પદાર્થોની) પેથોજેનિક સજીવોથી મુક્ત હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂತಾನಹೀನತೆ

(ನಿರ್ಜೀವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ) ರೋಗಕಾರಕ ಜೀವಿಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വന്ധ്യത

(നിർജീവ വസ്തുക്കളുടെ) രോഗകാരികളായ ജീവികളില്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਸਬੰਦੀ

(ਗੈਰ-ਜੀਵਤ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਦੀ) ਜਰਾਸੀਮ ਜੀਵਾਣੂਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਮੁਕਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بانجھ پن

(غیر جاندار اشیاء کی) روگجنک حیاتیات سے پاک ہونے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不育

（非生物体）没有病原生物的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

無菌性

（無生物の）病原体が存在しない状態

🇰🇷Korean

불임

(무생물의) 병원체가 없는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vô sinh

(của vật thể không sống) trạng thái không có sinh vật gây bệnh

🇹🇭Thai

ความเป็นหมัน

(ของสิ่งไม่มีชีวิต) ภาวะปราศจากสิ่งมีชีวิตที่ก่อโรค

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemandulan

(benda mati) keadaan bebas dari organisme patogen

🇵🇭Filipino

baog

(ng walang buhay na mga bagay) ang estado ng pagiging malaya sa mga pathogenic na organismo

🇲🇾Malay

kemandulan

(daripada objek bukan hidup) keadaan bebas daripada organisma patogen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العقم

(للأشياء غير الحية) حالة الخلو من الكائنات المسببة للأمراض

🇮🇷Persian

عقیمی

(از اجسام غیر زنده) حالت عاری بودن از موجودات بیماری زا

🇹🇷Turkish

kısırlık

(cansız nesnelerin) patojen organizmalardan arınmış olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲקָרוּת

(של עצמים שאינם חיים) המצב של להיות נקי מאורגניזמים פתוגניים

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