innervation

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English

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Etymology

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From innervate +‎ -ion.

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innervation (countable and uncountable, plural innervations)

  1. (anatomy, zoology):
    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.

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Noun

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innervation f (plural innervations)

  1. innervation

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