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in⋅ser⋅tion

  [in-sur-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act of inserting: the insertion of a coin in a vending machine.
2. something inserted: an insertion in the middle of a paragraph.
3. Botany, Zoology.
a. the manner or place of attachment, as of an organ.
b. attachment of a part or organ, with special reference to the site or manner of such attachment.
4. lace, embroidery, or the like, to be sewn at each edge between parts of other material.
5. Aerospace. injection (def. 6).
Origin:
1570–80; < LL insertiōn- (s. of insertiō). See insert, -ion

Related forms:
in⋅ser⋅tion⋅al, adjective

in⋅jec⋅tion

  [in-jek-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of injecting.
2. something that is injected.
3. a liquid injected into the body, esp. for medicinal purposes, as a hypodermic or an enema.
4. state of being hyperemic or bloodshot.
5. Mathematics. a one-to-one function.
6. Also called insertion. Aerospace. the process of putting a spacecraft into orbit or some other desired trajectory.
Origin:
1535–45; < L injectiōn- (s. of injectiō). See inject, -ion
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in·ser·tion   (ĭn-sûr'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of inserting.
  2. Something inserted, as an ornamental strip of lace or embroidery inserted between pieces of fabric.
  3. Anatomy The point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that it moves.
  4. Genetics The addition, as by mutation, of one or more nucleotides to a chromosome.
in·ser'tion·al adj.
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Insertion

In*ser"tion\, n. [L. insertio: cf. F. insertion. See Insert.]

1. The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.

2. The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as, the insertion of stamens in a calyx.

3. That which is set in or inserted, especially a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric.

4. (Anat.) The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; -- in contradistinction to its origin.

Epigynous insertion (Bot.), the insertion of stamens upon the ovary.

Hypogynous insertion (Bot.), insertion beneath the ovary.
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Main Entry: in·ser·tion
Pronunciation: in-'s&r-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the part of a muscle by which it is attached to the partto be moved —compare ORIGIN 2
2 : the mode or place of attachment of an organ or part
3 a : a section of genetic material inserted into an existing gene sequence b : the mutational process producing a genetic insertion —in·ser·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&n-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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insertion in·ser·tion (ĭn-sûr'shən)
n.

  1. The point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that it moves.
  2. The placing of a dental prosthesis in the mouth.

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