Sterility 542078 225775185 2008-07-15T10:07:04Z MattieTK 434929 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. {{disambig}} [[es:Estéril]] [[id:Steril]] [[fr:Stérilité (homonymie)]] [[pt:Estéril]] [[da:steril]] [[sv:sterilitet]]