artificial insemination
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- noun
- /ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃəl ɪnˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/
- Specialized
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inseminación artificial
- The veterinarian used artificial insemination to breed the endangered species, ensuring their survival.
- artificial insemination by a donor
- pregnancy rate after artificial insemination
- artificial insemination techniques
I think that that episode, we were, we were showing the realities of artificial insemination.
- I think that that episode, we were, we were showing the realities of artificial insemination.
Examples
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Increasingly, however, the birds are bred in facilities like Cullen's, either naturally or by artificial insemination.
Academic text (2009) -
Bill Hageman, genetics specialist with Sire Power, an artificial insemination firm in Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, calls the ARS service his company's life-link to clients.
Academic text (1996) -
How much do you know about artificial insemination?
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You are all products of artificial insemination.
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We're all products of artificial insemination.
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Now, in artificial insemination, timing is everything.
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Artificial insemination has become accepted.
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And they used artificial insemination to build up the captive flock to 200 birds.
Academic text (2003) -
The company, a farmer cooperative, produces Holstein semen for artificial insemination.
Academic text (1996) -
Artificial insemination (AI) technology is important to the economic benefits of blue fox vixens (Alopex lagopus).
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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A way of putting sperm into a woman's body to help her get pregnant
How Natural
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'artificial' (man-made) + 'insemination' (introduction of semen) yields insemination carried out by artificial means, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the full meaning. This is a literal, technical collocation common across languages and medical contexts, making it transparently interpretable rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Artificial insemination combines artificial (meaning 'made by people') and insemination (literally 'putting seed into a female'). Think of a gardener planting a seed by hand instead of letting nature do it; that's why the term means 'helping a woman get pregnant by putting sperm into the womb'.