English Explanatory Dictionary

innervation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of innervating or stimulating.
  2. Special activity excited in any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life, and the functions of the various organs.
  3. The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts.

Pronunciation

/ɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ /ɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃn̩/ /ˌɪn.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ /ɪˌnɝˈveɪ.ʃən/

Word forms

innervation innervations

Etymology

From innervate + -ion.

Derived words

deinnervation dysinnervation hyperinnervation hypoinnervation innervational monoinnervation neoinnervation polyinnervation
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