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inserted

[ in-sur-tid ]

adjective

  1. Botany. (especially of the parts of a flower) attached to or growing out of some part.
  2. Anatomy. having an insertion, as a muscle, tendon, or ligament; attached, as the end of a muscle that moves a bone.


inserted

/ ɪˈɜːɪ /

adjective

  1. anatomy (of a muscle) attached to the bone that it moves
  2. botany (of parts of a plant) growing from another part, as stamens from the corolla
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲi·Ļ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inserted1

First recorded in 1590–1600; insert + -ed 2
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When the fertilised eggs become embryos, they are inserted into the woman's uterus.

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In the days after Baby Callum's discovery, tests found wads of tissue paper had been inserted into his mouth and throat, confirming it was not likely to have been an accident.

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Medical evidence about how Callum died was inconclusive, but Justice Eady said it was likely he had been suffocated possibly when wads of tissue paper were inserted into his mouth and throat.

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She shows me where the needle would be inserted into a vein in the back of my hand to allow an intravenous infusion of lethal drugs.

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It turns out his card is inserted backward, fitting for a man who feels a little out of place here.

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