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What does insertion mean?

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Noun
  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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The insertion of the hydrophobic acyl chains into the lipid bilayer forms a putative fourth cytoplasmic loop.
Personnel from both countries compared and practiced their skills in a parachute insertion, amphibious operations and live-fire assaults.
Getting insertion and removal right can be a bit tricky until you learn the knack.
The Council approved the insertion of some minor clarifications in language and then adopted the amended report as Association policy.
It is possible that avulsion fractures in which the ACL is avulsed from its femoral insertion occur mainly before skeletal maturity.
It merely serves as a pretext to whip the country into a war frenzy and to justify insertion of large numbers of troops into Mesopotamia.

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