artificial insemination

noun

The introduction of semen into the uterus or cervix of a female by a means other than copulation.

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Meanings

nounartificial insemination (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe introduction of semen into the uterus or cervix of a female by a means other than copulation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse

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Translations

Catalan inseminació artificial
  • inseminació artificialintroduction of semen
Chinese Mandarin 人工受精
  • 人工受精 (réngōng shòujīng)introduction of semen
Danish kunstig befruktning
  • kunstig befruktningintroduction of semen
Dutch kunstmatige inseminatie
  • kunstmatige inseminatieintroduction of semen
Finnish keinosiemennys
  • keinosiemennysintroduction of semen
French insémination artificielle
  • insémination artificielleintroduction of semen
German künstliche Befruchtung
  • künstliche Befruchtungintroduction of semen
Hindi कृत्रिम वीर्यसेचन
  • कृत्रिम वीर्यसेचन (kŕtrim vīryasecan)introduction of semen
Indonesian inseminasi buatan
  • inseminasi buatanintroduction of semen
Italian fecondazione artificiale
  • fecondazione artificialeintroduction of semen
Malay permanian beradas
  • permanian beradasintroduction of semen
Māori rautātea
  • rautāteaintroduction of semen
Norwegian Bokmål kunstig befruktning
  • kunstig befruktningintroduction of semen
Polish sztuczna inseminacja, sztuczne unasienianie
  • sztuczna inseminacjaintroduction of semen
  • sztuczne unasienianieintroduction of semen
Portuguese inseminação artificial
  • inseminação artificialintroduction of semen
Russian иску́сственное осемене́ние
  • иску́сственное осемене́ние (iskússtvennoje osemenénije)introduction of semen
Spanish inseminación artificial
  • inseminación artificialintroduction of semen
Swedish konstbefruktning, insemination
  • konstbefruktningintroduction of semen
  • inseminationintroduction of semen
Thai การผสมเทียม
  • การผสมเทียมintroduction of semen
Turkish suni dölleme
  • suni döllemeintroduction of semen
Ukrainian шту́чне осімені́ння
  • шту́чне осімені́ння (štúčne osimenínnja)introduction of semen
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artificial insemination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artificial%20insemination

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“artificial insemination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artificial%20insemination. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artificial insemination,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artificial%20insemination.

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