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stérilité

sterility; infertility

noun steh-ree-lee-TEH Rare

Origin: Latin sterilitas, from sterilis 'barren'.

Also means

barrenness (of land)

Usage Note

Stérilité applies to both human infertility and the unproductiveness of land or efforts. In medical contexts, l'infertilité is often used as a near-synonym for human cases. The adjective stérile can describe a person, soil, or even a futile argument (une discussion stérile).

Examples

"Le médecin a diagnostiqué une stérilité inexpliquée."

Natural Translation

The doctor diagnosed unexplained infertility.

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