insertion

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ɪnˈsɝʃən/

Noun

insertion

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.

Antonyms

• (act of inserting) deletion
• (anatomy) origin
• (genetics) deletion

Translations

• French: insertion
• Italian: inserzione
• Portuguese: inserção
• Spanish: inserción

Translations

• French: insertion
• Italian: inserzione
• Portuguese: inserção
• Spanish: inserción

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