insertion

insertion /in·ser·tion/ (-ser´shun)

1. the act of implanting, or the condition of being implanted.

2. the site of attachment, as of a muscle to the bone that it moves.

3. in genetics, a rare nonreciprocal type of translocation in which a segment is removed from one chromosome and then inserted into a broken region of a nonhomologous chromosome.

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velamentous insertion  attachment of the umbilical cord to the membranes rather than to the placenta.

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in·ser·tion (n-sûrshn)

n.

1. The point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that it moves.

2. The placing of a dental prosthesis in the mouth.

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insertion

[insur′shən]

Etymology: L, inserere, to introduce

(in anatomy) the place of attachment, such as that of a muscle to the bone it moves.

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insertion (in·sirˑ·shn),

n the tendinous attachment of a muscle to the bone on which the muscle operates (i.e., the bone moves when the muscle contracts).

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insertion (insur´shn),

n the act of implanting or placing materials or introducing the needle into the tissues.

insertion, path of,

n the direction in which a prosthesis is inserted and removed.

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insertion

1. the act of implanting, or condition of being implanted.

2. the site of attachment, as of a muscle to the bone that it moves.

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insertion sequence (IS)

see transposable genetic elements.

velamentous insertion

attachment to a membrane, such as the umbilical cord to the fetal membranes.