sterility
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How to pronounce sterility in British English:
英 [stə'rɪlətɪ]
How to pronounce sterility in American English:
美 [stəˈrɪlətɪ]
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- Noun:
- (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
单词词源
- sterility (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French sterilite, from Latin sterilitatem (nominative sterilitas) "unfruitfulness, barrenness," from sterilis (see sterile).
反义词
双语例句
- 1. White is associated with hospitals doctors and sterility so you can use white to suggest safety when promoting medical products .
- 2. Because of the natural variation in the number of egg-producing follicles over time , little is known about the dosage levels of radiation and chemotherapy that cause sterility .
- 3. But writing in biology letters , the team does not rule out that other benefits , such as the enhanced aggressiveness of castrated spiders , further justify the cost of sterility .
- 4. If you mate with people who are genetically similar to you , there are consequences : higher rates of infant mortality , deformed sperm , sterility , and genetic defects of all sorts-think hemophilia in the royal families of europe in the 19th and early 20th centuries .
- 5. The mishap carried serious potential health consequences : the disease can lead to sterility in women if left untreated .