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Insemination — is the deliberate introduction of sperm into the uterus of a mammal or the oviduct of an oviparous (egg laying) animal for the objective of impregnating a female for reproduction. Insemination normally takes place during, and as the result of,… … Wikipedia
Artificial — is something which is not natural. Its original sense, related to artifact and artifice , refers to a product of human endeavor; a more English but gendered synonym is man made . It is also used to mean false , a substitute for the real thing, as … Wikipedia
artificial insemination — noun the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse • Syn: ↑AI • Hypernyms: ↑insemination * * * noun [noncount] medical : a medical process in which semen is used to make a woman or female animal… … Useful english dictionary
artificial — artificially, adv. artificialness, n. /ahr teuh fish euhl/, adj. 1. made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers. 2. imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring. 3. lacking naturalness or… … Universalium
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
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 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 — artificial insemination. См. искусственное оплодотворение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
artificial — (adj.) late 14c., in the phrase artificial day part of the day from sunrise to sunset, from O.Fr. artificial, from L. artificialis of or belonging to art, from artificium (see ARTIFICE (Cf. artifice)). Meaning made by man (opposite of natural) is … Etymology dictionary
artificial insemination — ► NOUN ▪ the veterinary or medical procedure of injecting semen into the vagina or uterus … English terms dictionary
