innervation

[ in-er-vey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of innervating; state of being innervated.

  2. Anatomy. the distribution of nerves to a part.

Origin of innervation

1
First recorded in 1825–35; innervate + -ion

Other words from innervation

  • in·ner·va·tion·al, adjective
  • hy·per·in·ner·va·tion, adjective

Words Nearby innervation

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How to use innervation in a sentence

  • However, the innervation for convergence may be lost, without the internal recti losing in elastic tension.

    Schweigger on Squint | C. Schweigger
  • Their centres of innervation will therefore be stabbed as well, with the leisure which the Mantis, now put out of action, permits.

    More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri Fabre
  • The sting must therefore aim at the cervical ganglia, the seat of innervation on which the rest of the organism depends.

    More Hunting Wasps | J. Henri Fabre
  • This increase of innervation is not confined to the muscles which need to be more strongly contracted.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor
  • The term local effort is used to describe the direct innervation of the throat muscles.

    The Psychology of Singing | David C. Taylor