What is want of procreative power; inability to copulate, or beget children; also, sometimes, sterility; barrenness called?
impotence — (Law & Med.) Want of procreative power; inability to copulate, or beget children; also, sometimes, sterility; barrenness. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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