innervation
Americannoun
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the act of innervating; state of being innervated.
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Anatomy. the distribution of nerves to a part.
Other Word Forms
- hyperinnervation adjective
- innervational adjective
Etymology
Origin of innervation
Example Sentences
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In first clinical studies, researchers have injected precursors of dopaminergic neurons into the striatum, to try and make up for the lost natural innervation.
From Science Daily
Interestingly, Zhang et al. found that the propensity of an area to turn grey correlates with its level of sympathetic innervation.
From Nature
Zeng et al. set out to investigate the processes that control the innervation of BAT.
From Nature
“They had improved shape, size, bone, innervation, and function.”
From Fox News
Organs and tissues need effective vascular, lymphatic and innervation networks, but these are not part of the current design template; nor do they have enough time to develop organically before the transplant organ dies.
From Nature
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