noun
the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse
• Syn: ↑AI
• Hypernyms: ↑insemination
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noun [noncount]
medical : a medical process in which semen is used to make a woman or female animal pregnant without sexual intercourse
children conceived through artificial insemination
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the process of making a woman or female animal pregnant by an artificial method of putting male ↑sperm inside her, and not by sexual activity
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artificial insemination by a donor, abbreviated to ‘AID’
Useful english dictionary. 2012.