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Insemination

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: insemination
(in′sem·ə′nā·shən)

(biology) The planting of seed.
(physiology) The introduction of sperm into the vagina. Impregnation.


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Veterinary Dictionary: insemination
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The deposit of seminal fluid within the vagina, cervix or uterus.

  • artificial i. — that done by artificial means, e.g. by pipette or straw through the cervix. See also artificial insemination.
  • surgical i. — the semen is deposited in the uterus by injection through its wall, having first exposed the uterus by a laparotomy.
WordNet: insemination
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or (figuratively) of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)

Meaning #2: the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female


Wikipedia: Insemination
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Insemination is the introduction of sperm into the female uterus of a mammal or the oviduct of an oviparous (egg-laying animal) during copulation with another animal. When a woman buys a mans sperm and has it put in her to get == pregnant. ==Lesbians usually do this so they do not have to have intercourse with a male.


Insemination which takes place through sexual intercourse is known as natural insemination or NI.

Artificial insemination is when it is done by some means other than copulation.

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