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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French

Noun

insertion f (plural insertions)

  1. insertion

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