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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
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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
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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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