Sterility
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Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/125.60.241.158|125.60.241.158]] to last version by Tj9991 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]])
The term ''''sterility'''' has several meanings:
* The quality or state of being unable to reproduce; of being [[Infertility|infertile]]. The term may be used of higher animals.
* An ''aseptic'' condition, meaning an absence of living things, as in [[microbiology]] or the [[Natural environment|environment]]. See also [[aseptic technique]] and [[sterilization (microbiology)]].
*Sterility in medicine and surgery indicates a micro-environment (the surgical field) made free of [[infection|infectious microorganisms]].
*In literature and art, the term suggests work that does not arouse the intellect or the emotions.
*[[Sterile Records]], a record label.
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