in·ser·tion 
(ĭn-sûrshən)
(ĭn-sûrshən)n.
1. The act or process of inserting.
2. Something inserted, as an ornamental strip of lace or embroidery inserted between pieces of fabric.
3. Anatomy The point or mode of attachment of a skeletal muscle to the bone or other body part that it moves.
4. Genetics The addition, as by mutation, of one or more nucleotides to a chromosome.
in·sertion·al adj.
- Indo-European root: wel-
- Indo-European root: wel-
- Indo-European root: welə-
- Indo-European root: wemə-
- Indo-European root: wen-
- Indo-European root: wen-
- Indo-European root: wer-
- Indo-European root: wer-
- Indo-European root: wer-
- Indo-European root: wer-
- Indo-European root: wer-
- Indo-European root: werg-
- Indo-European root: wers-
- Indo-European root: wes-
- Indo-European root: wes-
- Indo-European root: wes-
- Indo-European root: wes-pero-
- Indo-European root: wesr̥
- Indo-European root: wet-
- Indo-European root: wet-
- Indo-European root: wi-
- Indo-European root: wl̥kwo-
- Indo-European root: wl̥p-ē-
- Indo-European root: wrād-
- Indo-European root: wē-