Definition of infertility Infertility

/ɪˌnfɚtɪˈlɪti/ - [infertilitee] - in•fer•til•i•ty

We found 6 definitions of infertility from 5 different sources.

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What does infertility mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

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
  sterility
  fecundity, fertility the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination
  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
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • infertility (n.)
    The state or quality of being infertile; unproductiveness; barrenness.

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  • Infertile means not able to have children or other offspring. Humans can be infertile, but animals and plants can too. When a human couple is infertile, they sometimes have fertility treatment to have children. This can be insemination or IVF. They also sometimes adopt a child.

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