infertility
infertility — noun
1. a medical condition that prevents a person, animal, or plant from having offspri
a medical condition that prevents a person, animal, or plant from having offspring or reproducing in the usual way.
Mei could not get pregnant for two years and saw a specialist about her infertility.
collocation: visit a specialist about infertility
Tests showed that the source of Elena's infertility was an imbalance in her thyroid hormone.
collocation: source of infertility
IVF treatment helped Noa overcome infertility and start a family in her early forties.
Priya's doctor ordered blood tests to find out whether hormone issues were causing her infertility.
For couples struggling to conceive, infertility can put a heavy strain on their relationship.
- sterility
stronger and more final — implies a complete, often permanent inability to have children; less common in everyday clinic talk
- barrenness
old-fashioned and often used for land or animals; can sound harsh or judgmental when used for people
- subfertility
a medical term that describes reduced fertility rather than a total inability; more precise but less widely understood
- fertility
the natural ability to produce offspring; the direct opposite
文法句型
infertility + verb
cause / treat + infertility
用法筆記
Infertility is an uncountable noun. It is used in both medical contexts (diagnosis, treatment) and personal contexts (discussing family planning). The opposite is fertility.