Artificial insemination is a medical technique for making a woman pregnant by injecting previously stored sperm into her womb. Female animals can also be made pregnant by artificial insemination. The abbreviation AI is also used.
artificial insemination in British English
noun
introduction of spermatozoa into the vagina or uterus by means other than sexual union
AI, AIH, DI
artificial insemination in American English
the impregnation of a female by artificially injecting semen into the vagina, uterus, etc. rather than by sexual intercourse
Examples of 'artificial insemination' in a sentence
artificial insemination
Three women discuss the pros and cons of artificial insemination.
The Sun (2006)
Their opinions about artificial insemination are as crass as their prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The breeding programme to save the creatures from extinction using artificial insemination is clearly a success.
The Sun (2007)
It was also the first as a result of being implanted with a fertilised egg instead of artificial insemination.
The Sun (2012)
She then underwent a course of artificial insemination, which also failed.
The Sun (2013)
Now that clinics are discouraging artificial insemination by a donor, this is one way of doing it safely.
Martin, April The Guide to Lesbian and Gay Parenting (1993)
A single woman decides to undergo artificial insemination, only to meet the man of her dreams on the same day.