artificial insemination
noun🔊/ˌɑːtɪfɪʃl ɪnˌsemɪˈneɪʃn/
🔊/ˌɑːrtɪfɪʃl ɪnˌsemɪˈneɪʃn/
[uncountable] (abbreviation AI)
the process of making a woman or female animal pregnant by an artificial method of putting male sperm inside her, and not by sexual activity 人工授精 artificial insemination by a donor, abbreviated to ‘AID’ 供精人工授精（缩写为 AID）