noninsertional
|non-in-ser-tion-al|
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/ˌnɑnɪnˈsɜrʃənəl/
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/ˌnɒnɪnˈsɜːʃənəl/
not related to insertion
Etymology
'noninsertional' originates from English, formed by the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non', meaning 'not') combined with 'insertional' (from 'insertion').
'insertion' derives from Latin 'inserere' meaning 'to put in'; this passed into Old/Medieval French as 'insérer'/'inserer' and into Middle English as 'insert' and then 'insertion', later forming the adjective 'insertional'; the modern English compound 'noninsertional' was created by adding the negative prefix 'non-' to 'insertional'.
Initially the roots conveyed the literal sense 'to put in' (inserere) and the negating element 'non-' simply meant 'not'; over time the compound came to be used in specialized senses (medical, linguistic) to mean 'not at the insertion site' or 'not involving insertion'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not related to or occurring at the site of insertion; used in medicine (e.g., tendinopathy) to indicate a condition that affects the tendon away from its insertion on the bone.
The patient was diagnosed with noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy.
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Adjective 2
in linguistics/phonology, describing a process that does not involve insertion (epenthesis) of segments; i.e., a change that occurs without adding sounds.
This phonological rule is noninsertional: segments are deleted or altered but none are inserted.
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