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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

不孕症

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bù yùn zhèng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Infertility/ˌɪn.fɜːˈtɪl.ə.ti/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"现代医学为不孕症患者提供了许多帮助。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The biological inability of an individual to contribute to conception or reproduction.

    "Medical treatments for biological infertility have advanced significantly over the past few decades."
  2. 2

    The state or condition of being unable to produce offspring.

    "The couple sought professional counseling to cope with the emotional strain of infertility."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'in-' (not) and 'fertilis' (fruitful or productive), passing into Middle English via Old French in the 15th century. Originally denoting barrenness in soil or land, the term evolved over centuries to encompass biological and medical inability to conceive offspring.

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