noun
infertility
noun
1
The inability to conceive a child or produce offspring.
"The clinic specializes in treating infertility in both men and women."
"Stress is sometimes linked to unexplained infertility."
How to Use Infertility
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe medical condition of not being able to have children.
Common pairings
struggle with infertility
infertility treatment
cause of infertility
Word Forms
infertilities plural
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Etymology
From Late Latin infertilitas, built on infertile.