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Webster 1913 Edition


Insertion

In-ser′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
insertio
: cf. F.
insertion
. See
Insert
.]
1.
The act of inserting;
as, the
insertion
of scions in stocks; the
insertion
of words or passages in writings.
2.
The condition or mode of being inserted or attached;
as, the
insertion
of stamens in a calyx
.
4.
(Anat.)
The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; – in contradistinction to its
origin
.
Epigynous insertion
(Bot.)
,
the insertion of stamens upon the ovary.
Hypogynous insertion
(Bot.)
,
insertion beneath the ovary.

Webster 1828 Edition


Insertion

INSER'TION

,
Noun.
[L. insertio.]
1.
The act of setting or placing in or among other things; as the insertion of cions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings; the insertion of notices or essays in a public paper; the insertion of vessels, tendons, &c. in other parts of the body.
2.
The thing inserted.

Definition 2024


insertion

insertion

English

Noun

insertion (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