insemination
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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.
[Latin īnsēmināre, īnsēmināt-, to implant, impregnate : in-, in; see in-2 + sēmināre, to plant (from sēmen, sēmin-, seed; see semen).]
in·sem′i·na′tion n.
in·sem′i·na′tor n.
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| 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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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
[ɪnˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən] n [woman] → insémination f; [animal] → insémination f artificial inseminationCollins 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
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in·sem·i·na·tion
n. inseminación, fertilización de un óvulo.
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insemination
n inseminación f artificial — inseminación artificialEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.