sterility
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(stĕ-ril′ĭt-ē)

[L. sterilitas, barrenness]
1. Freedom from contamination or colonization by living microorganisms.
2. The inability of the female to become pregnant or for the male to impregnate a female; infertility.
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(stĕ-ril′ĭt-ē)

[L. sterilitas, barrenness]
1. Freedom from contamination or colonization by living microorganisms.
2. The inability of the female to become pregnant or for the male to impregnate a female; infertility.
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