Medical term:

impregnation


impregnation

 [im″preg-na´shun]
1. fertilization.
2. saturation.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

im·preg·na·tion

(im'preg-nā'shŭn),
1. The act of making pregnant.
See also: saturation.
2. The process of diffusing or permeating with another substance, as in metallic impregnation of tissue components with silver nitrate or ammoniacal silver.
See also: saturation.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

impregnation

Chemistry
The saturation of a material with a liquid.

Biology
The union of sperm with an ovum; fertilisation is widely preferred in the working medical parlance.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

impregnation

The act or process of making pregnant, fertilizing or inseminating.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

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