insersi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch insertie, from Latin īnsertiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪnˈsɛrsi]
• Hyphenation: in‧sèr‧si

Noun

insersi (first-person possessive insersiku, second-person possessive insersimu, third-person possessive insersinya)

1. insertion:
   1. (anatomy) the distal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will be moved by the muscle.

      Antonym: origo

   2. (genetics) the addition of a nucleotide to a chromosome by mutation.

Further reading

• “insersi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.