insertion

English

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈsɝʃən/

Noun

insertion (countable and uncountable, plural insertions)

  1. The act of inserting, or something inserted.
  2. (anatomy) The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
  3. (genetics) The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.

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Derived terms
▼ <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*ser-' title='Category:English terms derived from the PIE root *ser-'>English terms derived from the PIE root *ser-</a>‎ (0 c, 20 e)
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/assert' title='assert'>assert</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/assertion' title='assertion'>assertion</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/assertive' title='assertive'>assertive</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/assort' title='assort'>assort</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/consort' title='consort'>consort</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/desert' title='desert'>desert</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/deserter' title='deserter'>deserter</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/desertion' title='desertion'>desertion</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/dissertation' title='dissertation'>dissertation</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/ensorcell' title='ensorcell'>ensorcell</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/exert' title='exert'>exert</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/insert' title='insert'>insert</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/insertable' title='insertable'>insertable</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/insertion' title='insertion'>insertion</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/series' title='series'>series</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sermon' title='sermon'>sermon</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sermonette' title='sermonette'>sermonette</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/serry' title='serry'>serry</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/sort' title='sort'>sort</a>
  <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs0 CategoryTreeLabelPage' href='/wiki/uninsertable' title='uninsertable'>uninsertable</a>

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Noun

insertion f (plural insertions)

  1. insertion

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