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origin
noun or·i·gin \ˈȯr-ə-jən, ˈär-\
Medical Definition of ORIGIN
1
: the point at which something begins or rises or from which it derives
2
: the more fixed, central, or larger attachment of a muscle—compare insertion 1
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