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self-embedding

self-embedding noun: a form of self-harm by inserting foreign objects into tissue or muscle.

Noun

self-embedding (uncountable)

  1. A form of self-harm by inserting foreign objects into tissue or muscle.

Origin of self-embedding

From self- + embedding.

Questions about self-embedding

What does self-embedding mean?
Self-embedding means a form of self-harm by inserting foreign objects into tissue or muscle.
What part of speech is self-embedding?
Self-embedding is a noun.

Words near self-embedding in the dictionary

  1. self-electing
  2. self-elective
  3. self-elects
  4. self-elevation
  5. self-elevations
  6. self-embedding
  7. self-emitting
  8. self-employed
  9. self-employee
  10. self-employees
  11. self-employment

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