insertion

noun — 4 senses

insertion

noun

US /ɪnˈsɝʃən/

Etymology From insert + -ion.

1

The act of inserting, or something inserted.

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

1 more example

The book contained the insertion of several illustrations.

2

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.

3

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.

4

The process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.

Antonyms: deletion, antonym(s) of
Derived terms: deinsertion, disinsertion, do-insertion, indel, insertional, insertion order, insertion reaction, insertion sort, insertion time, leaf insertion, microinsertion, misinsertion, noninsertion, plane of insertion, postinsertion, postinsertional, preinsertion, preinsertional, reinsertion, Schensted insertion, self-insertion

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