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INTROMISSION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of putting one thing into another

Synonyms:

insertion; introduction; intromission

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("intromission" is a kind of...):

movement (the act of changing the location of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intromission"):

cannulation; cannulisation; cannulization; canulation; canulisation; canulization; intubation (the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ)

instillation; instillment; instilment (the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop)

enclosing; enclosure; envelopment; inclosure (the act of enclosing something inside something else)

injection (the forceful insertion of a substance under pressure)

blood transfusion; transfusion (the introduction of blood or blood plasma into a vein or artery)

perfusion (pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels))

Derivation:

intromit (allow to enter; grant entry to)

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