| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
| introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse |
AI
,
artificial insemination
|
| introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery |
blood transfusion
,
transfusion
|
| introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) |
caenogenesis
,
cainogenesis
,
cenogenesis
,
kainogenesis
,
kenogenesis
|
| thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open |
catheter
|
| introduction of electromagnetic energy into enemy systems that imitates enemy emissions |
electronic imitative deception
,
imitative electronic deception
|
| short trumpet introduction |
fanfare
|
| introduction to text |
foreword
,
preface
,
proem
,
prologue
|
| introduction of pesticides and high-yield grains and better management during the 1960s and 1970s which greatly increased agricultural productivity |
green revolution
|
| pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585) |
Gregory
,
Gregory XIII
,
Ugo Buoncompagni
|
| grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) |
handclasp
,
handshake
,
handshaking
,
shake
|
| United States newspaper publisher whose introduction of large headlines and sensational reporting changed American journalism (1863-1951) |
Hearst
,
William Randolph Hearst
|
| (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force) |
infusion
|
| introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female |
insemination
|
| subtle introduction |
insinuation
|
| introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop |
instillation
,
instillment
,
instilment
|
| introduction to field of study |
isagoge
|
| large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay |
Japanese oyster
,
Ostrea gigas
|
| school, program that is introduction to |
kindergarten
|
| introduction or theme |
lemma
|
| change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat of introduction of new chemical substances |
metamorphism
|