artificial insemination

noun

medical : a medical process in which semen is used to make a woman or female animal pregnant without sexual intercourse

Full Definition of ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

: introduction of semen into the uterus or oviduct by other than natural means

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1897

Medical Dictionary

noun

: introduction of semen into part of the female reproductive tract (as the cervical opening, uterus, or fallopian tube) by other than natural means

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