- artificial insemination by donor
- (AID) donor i.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
artificial insemination by donor
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artificial insemination by donor — Former name for ↑donor insemination (see under ↑donation), discontinued because of the similarity of its commonly used abbreviation AID to ↑AIDS • • • Main Entry: ↑artificial … Useful english dictionary
Artificial insemination by donor — Arti|ficial insemination by donor [artifịschel insemine̲ischen ba̲i̲ do̲uner; engl. = künstl. Befruchtung durch Spender] w; , s : Befruchtung einer Frau mit dem Samen eines ihr unbekannten Spenders; Abk.: AID … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
Artificial insemination by donor (AID) — A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the uterus) into the uterus (the womb) to deposit a sperm sample from a donor other than the woman s mate directly into the uterus. The purpose of… … Medical dictionary
ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION — ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION. Following earlier experiments on animals, the first human baby produced through artificial insemination on humans was born in the United States in 1866. Since then, particularly in recent decades, tens of thousands of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AID (artificial insemination by donor) — A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the uterus) into the uterus (the womb) to deposit a sperm sample from a donor other than the woman s mate directly into the uterus. The purpose of… … Medical dictionary
Artificial insemination — AIH redirects here. For the indie rock band abbreviated AIH, see Architecture in Helsinki Artificial insemination (AI) is the process by which sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of a female for the purpose of impregnating the female by… … Wikipedia
Artificial insemination by husband (AIH) — A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the uterus) into the uterus (the womb) to deposit a sperm sample from the woman s mate directly into the uterus. The purpose of this procedure is… … Medical dictionary
artificial insemination — (AI) the introduction of semen into the female genital tract artificially (i.e. not by sexual intercourse) by the use of a syringe or other instrument. Where the semen is from someone other than the woman s husband and the husband has not… … Law dictionary
Artificial insemination — A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) is inserted through the cervix (the natural opening of the uterus) into the uterus (the womb) to deposit a sperm sample directly into the uterus. The purpose of this relatively simple procedure is to… … Medical dictionary
artificial insemination — the injection of semen into the vagina or uterus by means of a syringe or the like rather than by coitus. Abbr.: AI [1895 1900] * * * Introduction of semen into a female s vagina or cervix by means other than sexual intercourse. First developed… … Universalium
