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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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·jec·tion
Pronunciation: in-'jek-sh&n
Function: noun
1 a : the act or an instance of injecting a drug or othersubstance into the body b : a solution (as of a drug) intended for injection (as by catheter or hypodermic syringe) either under or through the skin or into the tissues, a vein, or abody cavity c : an act or process of injecting vessels or tissues; also : a specimen prepared by injection
2 : the state of being injected : CONGESTION —see CIRCUMCORNEALINJECTION

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
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Medical Dictionary

injection in·jec·tion (ĭn-jěk'shən)
n.

  1. The act of injecting a substance into a tissue, vessel, canal, or organ.

  2. Something that is injected, especially a dose of liquid medicine injected into the body.

  3. Congestion or hyperemia.

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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Science Dictionary
injection   (ĭn-jěk'shən)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A substance that is introduced into a organism, especially by means of a hypodermic syringe, as a liquid into the veins or muscles of the body.

  2. A function that maps each member of one set (the domain) to exactly one member of another set (the range). Compare bijection, surjection.


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