Medical Dictionary

disinsertion

noun dis·in·ser·tion \-(ˌ)in-ˈsər-shən\

Medical Definition of DISINSERTION

1
:  rupture of a tendon at its point of attachment to a bone
2
:  peripheral separation of the retina from its attachment at the ora serrata

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