insemination
pronunciation
How to pronounce insemination in British English:
UK [ɪnˌsemɪ'neɪʃn]
How to pronounce insemination in American English:
US [ɪnˌsemɪ'neɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- 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
Word Origin
- insemination (n.)
- 1650s, "action of sowing," noun of action from inseminate. Meaning "infusion of semen" is from 1860.
Example
- 1. The twins are the product of artificial insemination .
- 2. Artificial insemination is tricky , too .
- 3. One of the newborn twin panda cubs in its incubator at madrid zoo . They are the first giant panda twins to be conceived via artificial insemination outside of china
- 4. After three failed rounds of intrauterine insemination ( iui ) , in which my husband 's sperm was implanted in my uterus via catheter , we find a different doctor .
- 5. The authors included 154 women in 84 families who underwent artificial insemination to start a family ; the parents agreed to answer questions about their children 's social skills , academic performance and behavior at five follow-up times over the 17-year study period .