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insertion

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noun/ɪnˈsɝʃən/
  1. 1

    The act of inserting, or something inserted.countableuncountable

    • The surgeon performed the insertion of a pacemaker.
    • The insertion of new text changed the meaning of the document.
  2. 2

    The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.countableuncountable

  3. 3

    The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.countableuncountable

  4. 4

    The process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.countableuncountable

ant. deletion · antonym(s) of

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