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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)
- (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.
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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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