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insertion

[in-sur-shuhn] / ɪnˈsɜr ʃən /


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These included brief skin discoloration near the treated area and one superficial collection of blood near the catheter insertion site.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The technology allows for the insertion of what ElevenLabs calls "emotion tags" -- indicators that control the tone of the voice being replicated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

According to some outside medical experts, she likely “survived the procedure because the drug, pentobarbital, probably poured into tissue surrounding the insertion sites instead of entering her bloodstream.”

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

They called the court’s attention to Pike’s “individual physical characteristics that include, but are not limited to, Thrombocytopenia/Thrombocytosis, Bipolar disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, hyperlipidemia, and small veins that make insertion of a needle difficult.”

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

The insertion was so good that the ground controllers cleared Glenn for seven orbits.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Many clinicians point to the paracervical block—a simple, targeted injection of a local anesthetic around the cervix—as a way to greatly reduce pain during IUD insertions.

From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2026

The centers are also adding nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, for intrauterine device insertions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

Fourth-year veterinarian student Alexandra Ponkey maneuvered the camera and the surgical tools through the insertions on the belly of a 2-year-old German Shepherd named Jackie.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025

This kind of gene-editing can also lead to indels -- random insertions and deletions -- where the cell is not able to perfectly repair itself.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

By eight o’clock in the morning, the teams had begun their insertions.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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