English > insertion: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The act of putting one thing into another. |
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| Synonyms | introduction, intromission |
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| Narrower | cannulation, canulation, cannulization, cannulisation, canulization, canulisation, intubation | The insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ |
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| enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure | The act of enclosing something inside something else |
| injection | The forceful insertion of a substance under pressure |
| instillation, instillment, instilment | The introduction of a liquid / liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop |
| perfusion | pumping a liquid / liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels) |
| transfusion, blood transfusion | The introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery |
| Broader | movement | The act of changing the location of something |
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| Spanish | inserción, intercalación, interposición, introducción |
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| Catalan | inserció, intercalació, interposició, introducció |
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| Verbs | insert | introduce |
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| insert | put or introduce into something |
| insert | fit snugly into |
