insemination

in·sem·i·nate

 (ĭn-sĕm′ə-nāt′)

tr.v. in·sem·i·nat·ed, in·sem·i·nat·ing, in·sem·i·nates

1. To introduce or inject semen into the reproductive tract of (a female).

2. Archaic To sow seed in.

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[Latin īnsēmināre, īnsēmināt-, to implant, impregnate : in-, in; see in-² + sēmināre, to plant (from sēmen, sēmin-, seed; see semen).]

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in·sem′i·na′tion n.

in·sem′i·na′tor n.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	insemination - the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) planting - putting seeds or young plants in the ground to grow; "the planting of corn is hard work"
	2.	insemination - the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female artificial insemination, AI - the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse carnal knowledge, copulation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual relation, relation, congress - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"

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Translations

fecondazioneinseminazioneinseminazione artificiale

insemination

[ɪnˌsemɪˈneɪʃən] N → inseminación f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

insemination

[ɪnˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ^ən] n [woman] → insémination f; [animal] → insémination f artificial insemination

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

insemination

n → Insemination f (spec), → Befruchtung f; (of cattle) → Besamung f; (fig) (of beliefs) → Einimpfung f; (of knowledge) → Vermittlung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

insemination

[ɪnˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ/ən] n → inseminazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

in·sem·i·na·tion

n. inseminación, fertilización de un óvulo.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

insemination

n inseminación f artificial — inseminación artificial

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