στείρωση

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek στείρωσις (steírōsis), from Ancient Greek στεῖρος (steîros, “infertile, barren”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiɾosi/
  • Hyphenation: στεί‧ρω‧ση

Noun

στείρωση • (steírosi) f (plural στειρώσεις)

  1. (medicine) neutering, spaying, sterilisation (UK), sterilization (US) (act of making unable to procreate)
    Μετά την στείρωση, ο γάτος άλλαξε την συμπεριφορά του.
    Metá tin steírosi, o gátos állaxe tin symperiforá tou.
    After his neutering, the cat changed his behaviour.

Declension

Synonyms

  • στείρος (steíros, “sterile, barren”)
  • στειρότητα f (steirótita, “sterility, barrenness, infertility”)
  • στειρώνω (steiróno, “to sterilize, to neuter”)
  • στειρωτικός (steirotikós, “sterilizing, neutering”)

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