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insertion

in·ser·tion [ in súrsh'n ] (plural in·ser·tions)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. addition: the act of putting something into something else

2. something added: material that is inserted into a text

3. attachment point: the point of attachment of something, e.g. the point at which a leaf is joined to its stem or a muscle to a bone it moves

4. genetics inserted genetic material: a segment of DNA that is inserted into a gene sequence

5. aerospace 
Same as  injection (sense 8) (sense 9)



in·ser·tion·al adjective
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