Dictionary Definition
insemination
Noun
1 the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or,
figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind,
etc.)
2 the introduction of semen into the genital
tract of a female
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
Noun
- A sowing of seed; the act of inseminating.
- The act of impregnating someone or thing.
Translations
- Dutch: inseminatie
Extensive Definition
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.
Artificial
insemination is when it is done by some means other than
copulation.
See also
External links
- Photos of Honeybee´s insemination
insemination in Hebrew: הפריה מלאכותית
insemination in Lithuanian: Apsėklinimas
insemination in Polish: Zaplemnienie
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
artificial insemination, broadcast, broadcasting, conjugation,
cross-fertilization, cross-pollination, dissemination, fecundation, fertilization, getting
with child, heterogamy, impregnation, isogamy, orthogamy, planting, pollination, pollinization, reforestation, resetting, retimbering, seeding, semination, setting, sowing, transplantation,
zygosis