Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sterility

2 senses of sterility

Sense 1
asepsis, antisepsis, sterility, sterileness -- ((of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms)
       => sanitariness -- (the state of being conducive to health)

Sense 2
sterility, infertility -- (the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate)
       => physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition -- (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)