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innervation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun innervation has 2 senses
- innervation(n = noun.state) excitation, irritation - the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland; Array is a kind of arousal
- innervation(n = noun.attribute) Array - the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region; Array is a kind of dispersion, distribution
Derived form verb innervate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
innervation, n. [Cf. F. innervation.].
- The act of innerving or stimulating. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts. [1913 Webster]
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