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intromission

 [in″tro-mish´un]
the entrance of one part or object into another.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

in·tro·mis·sion

(in'trō-mish'ŭn),
The insertion or introduction of one part into another.
[intro- + L. mitto, to send]
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intromission

Sexology Insertion of one part–eg, the penis, into another–eg, the vagina
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

in·tro·mis·sion

(in'trō-mish'ŭn)
The insertion or introduction of one part into another.
[intro- + L. mitto, to send]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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The latency to first intromission from a stimulus male was longer for VIN than VEH females (p = 0.02; [[eta].sub.p.sup.2] = 0.23; Figure 9F).
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(iii) Penile licking: this is when the male bent and licked the penis without mounting or intromission.
(iii) Intromission latency: this refers to the time interval from the introduction of the female into the cage until the first intromission.
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Copulation involves two stages of intromission: entrance of the male's parameres and the distal portion of his phallobase into the female's genital chamber; and then eversion of his internal sac through the vulva and into the vagina, where a spermatophore is formed and then inserted and held in the entrance of the spermathecal duct.
Species isolation, genital mechanics, and the evolution of species-specific genitalia in three species of Macrodactylus beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabeidae, Melolonthinae)
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As this occurs, the male's penis becomes erect and he attempts intromission. If successful, the male will thrust vigorously for several minutes.
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(2) Intromission latency (IL): time from introduction of the female to the first intromission (vaginal penetration);
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Mounting is the term used to describe the male assuming the copulatory position but failing to achieve intromission. To quantify mounting behavior, AEMK was administered to males (T = 0) which were then placed into individual glass cages for 15 min acclimatization.
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