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INTROMISSION
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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)