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The act or process of inserting.
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Something inserted, as an ornamental strip of lace or embroidery inserted between pieces of fabric.
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Anatomy The point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that it moves.
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Genetics The addition, as by mutation, of one or more nucleotides to a chromosome.
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