APA Dictionary of Psychology

sterility

Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
  1. the condition of being incapable of producing offspring, because of either infertility or surgical or medical intervention (see sterilization).
  2. the condition of being incapable of supporting microbial life because of treatment with chemicals, radiation, or heat. —sterile adj.
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