fertility
noun
fer·til·i·ty
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Definition of fertility
1
: the quality or state of being fertile
2
: the birthrate of a population
Examples of fertility in a Sentence
She studied the effects of pollution on the fertility of the local fish population.
The doctor ordered a test of his fertility.
The area is known for its soil fertility.
the fertility of his imagination
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The law firm represents a number of families who are suing fertility clinics, alleging misconduct. — Steve Almasy And Rebekah Riess, CNN, "Decades ago an Ohio couple used IVF to have a baby, but a new DNA test showed another man is the girl's father," 9 Aug. 2019 Shocking headlines about three couples who discovered that the babies implanted in them at a fertility clinic were not their own are drawing attention again to an area of medicine operating in some troubling gray areas of the law. — Kristan Hawkins, National Review, "Creating Disposable Babies — Yes We Can, but Should We?," 19 July 2019 The Pennimans’ case stemmed from the loss of 4,000 eggs and embryos last year after a breakdown in a storage freezer at University Hospitals’ fertility clinic in Beachwood. — John Caniglia, cleveland.com, "Couple settles University Hospitals’ lawsuit over whether embryos were living persons," 13 July 2019 Also on their wish lists: funding for fertility treatments, help paying off student loans and, in some cases, contributions to their future children’s college funds. — Abha Bhattarai, Twin Cities, "Brides and grooms are asking for down payments, pizza and TSA Precheck," 23 June 2019 Wrong road: 2,100-gallon fuel spill investigated in Marin County. • $50 billion market: Tech boom in fertility apps aids women struggling to get pregnant. — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, "Bay Briefing: What does 24 hours of homelessness look like?," 31 July 2019 There’s Snowballs, a company that makes cooling underwear for men, which markets itself as a way to increase male fertility by raising the temperature in areas where testosterone is produced. — Peter Holley, Washington Post, "The world is getting hotter. Can temperature-controlled clothing provide some relief?," 30 July 2019 The chemotherapy that follows carries its own risks and potential side effects, like loss of fertility and myelodysplastic syndrome, a type of blood cell cancer. — Michael Nedelman And Minali Nigam, CNN, "Trial underway in US uses CRISPR gene-editing in people with severe sickle cell disease," 30 July 2019 New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate has been suspended for four games for using a drug prescribed for fertility planning. — CBS News, "New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate suspended 4 games for fertility drug use," 27 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'fertility.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for fertility
fertility
noun
English Language Learners Definition of fertility
: the ability to produce young
: the ability to support the growth of many plants
: the ability to produce many ideas
See the full definition for fertility in the English Language Learners Dictionary
fertility
noun
fer·til·i·ty
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Kids Definition of fertility
: the condition of being fertile
soil fertility
fertility
noun
fer·til·i·ty
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plural fertilities
Medical Definition of fertility
1
: the quality or state of being fertile
2
: the birthrate of a population — compare mortality sense 2b
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