Ma'anar ƙamus na "insemination" shine tsarin shigar da maniyyi a cikin tsarin haihuwa na mace dabba ko mutum don takin kwai da fara ciki. Ana iya yin hakan ta hanyar jima'i ta dabi'a ko kuma ta hanyar wucin gadi, kamar ƙwayar cuta, wanda ya haɗa da sanya maniyyi a cikin mahaifar mace ta hanyar amfani da kayan aikin likita. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar a fili don nuni ga shigar da duk wani abu na waje ko wani abu a cikin halitta mai rai.
