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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

불임

Pronunciation / Transliteration: burim

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Infertility/ˌɪn.fɜːˈtɪl.ə.ti/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"불임 치료를 위한 새로운 기술이 개발되었습니다."

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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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