STERILITY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

sterility

noun

Definition of sterility

as in infertility

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Recent Examples of sterility Scrub technologists and circulating nurses prepare and manage instruments, maintain sterility, position the patient with millimeter precision for complex spine or cranial approaches, and anticipate needs before they are spoken. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 After many years of all-white minimalism, the designer says our bodies and minds crave color that speaks to connection rather than sterility. — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2026 Piercing the sterility of contemporary life with the disruptive transgression of eroticism, Silver’s film features dreamy fantasy sequences that interrupt and disrupt, drawing us expertly into its characters’ sensual and unusual interiority. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 Costs can be high because peptides are often custom-made and must meet strict quality and sterility standards. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 Some galleries have had pigment—blue, red, black—mixed into the concrete, softening the material’s sterility. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 Kilitch Healthcare had serious quality lapses, in which the facility was filthy, employees were barefoot on the manufacturing floor and the company fraudulently passed products that failed sterility tests. — C. Michael White, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026 There are also concerns about sterility and consistency, Kobets says. — Erica Sweeney, Time, 9 Apr. 2026 Engineers must ensure that the bag volume and heat exchanger capacity scale up accordingly, all while maintaining sterility and easy bedside handling. — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026

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Taking testosterone when your levels are normal can disrupt other hormones, shrink testicles, and increase risks for infertility.

— Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026
Testosterone therapy suppresses the body's production of sperm and, in some cases, can lead to permanent infertility.

— Will Stone, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of infertility

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