artificial insemination

American  

noun

1. the injection of semen into the vagina or uterus by means of a syringe or the like rather than by sexual intercourse. AI

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artificial insemination British  

noun

1. introduction of spermatozoa into the vagina or uterus by means other than sexual union See AI AIH DI

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artificial insemination Scientific  

/ är′tə-fĭsh′əl /

1. The introduction of semen into the vagina or uterus without sexual contact.

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Etymology

Origin of artificial insemination

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Two and a half years into our fertility journey, after my second artificial insemination procedure, I got a positive pregnancy test.

From Slate • Jan. 2, 2025

The couple, who filed the suit anonymously, had struggled to conceive naturally but the wife became pregnant through artificial insemination conducted by Danzer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

But in most areas, women have to pay for at least six cycles of artificial insemination before being accepted for NHS-funded IVF.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2024

"We're not talking about utilizing a surrogate mother, or artificial insemination," said Jun Z. Li, associate chair of U-M's Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics and co-corresponding author of the study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2024

And Bernabe wondered: Did the painted cattleguard concept have some relationship to artificial insemination, also?

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols