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insertion
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insertion
1. Anatomy the point or manner of attachment of a muscle to the bone that it moves
2. Botany the manner or point of attachment of one part to another

insertion [in′sər·shən]
(aerospace engineering)
(anatomy)
The point at which a muscle is attached to a bone that moves when the muscle contracts; it is the distal end of the muscle.
(cell and molecular biology)
The addition of an extranumerary base pair to double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid; causes errors in transcription.


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Delusions can be further classified, according to content into several types including bizarre, jealous, erotomanic, grandiose, mood-congruent, mood-incongruent, of being controlled, of reference, persecutory, somatic, thought broadcasting, and thought insertion.
 
 
 
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