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sterile
has definitions from the field of surgery
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[ adjective ] not bearing offspring
Synonyms Examples "a barren woman" "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile" Used in print (Successful Farming, 59:12...)Reduces losses from stomach , hookworm , and nodular worms by interfering with reproduction of the female worm by reducing the number of eggs laid and essentially rendering all laid eggs sterile . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] incapable of reproducing
Examples "an infertile couple" |
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[ adjective ] (surgery) free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms
Synonyms Examples "a sterile operating area" "aseptic surgical instruments" "aseptic surgical techniques" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention:i "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"
Synonyms Examples "unimaginative development of a musical theme" "uninspired writing" Related terms |
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