Organism Function
fertility Audio
fer·til·i·ty [ fer-til-i-tee ]
Subclass of:
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena
Definitions related to fertility:
  • Capacity to conceive or to induce conception; may refer to either male or female.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The ability of an individual to produce offspring.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The ability to produce children.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Fertility, ability of an individual or couple to reproduce through normal sexual activity. About 90 percent of healthy, fertile women are able to conceive within one year if they have intercourse regularly without contraception. Normal fertility requires the production of enough healthy sperm by...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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