insertion
/ɪnˈsɝʃən/ noun C1- 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.
- The distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.
- The addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.
- The process of going from subcritical to prompt critical.
Plural insertions
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Theo’s to tell her to use mauve insertion instead of pink.
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