{i} impregnation, injecting of sperm into the womb of a female; sowing of seeds; implanting of ideas
the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc )
the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female the act of sowing of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc
Artificial insemination is a medical technique for making a woman pregnant by injecting previously stored sperm into her womb. Female animals can also be made pregnant by artificial insemination. The abbreviation AI is also used. Introduction of semen into the vagina or uterus without sexual contact. the medical process of making a woman or female animal pregnant by using a piece of equipment, rather than by having sex. Introduction of semen into a female's vagina or cervix by means other than sexual intercourse. First developed for animal breeding in the early 20th century in Russia, it is now also used to induce pregnancy in women whose partners cannot impregnate them. The partner's (or other donor's) semen is inserted with a syringe. Though reasonably successful, artificial insemination in humans raises moral issues that are not yet fully resolved. In livestock, deep-frozen semen from a male animal can be stored for long periods without losing its fertility, thus allowing a single bull to sire as many as 10,000 calves a year
To inseminate a woman or female animal means to put a male's sperm into her in order to make her pregnant. The gadget is used to artificially inseminate cows. + insemination in·semi·na·tion The sperm sample is checked under the microscope before insemination is carried out. see also artificial insemination. to put sperm into a woman or female animal in order to make her have a baby artificial insemination (past participle of inseminare, from semen; SEMEN)