nervation

American

[nur-vey-shuhn] / nɜrˈveɪ ʃən /

Also nervature

noun

venation.

nervation British

/ nɜːˈveɪʃən, ˈnɜːvətʃə /

noun

a less common word for venation

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Etymology

Origin of nervation

First recorded in 1715–25; nerve + -ation

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Visual perception, artificial differences in, 202; binocular, 203; influence of custom on, 203; in darkness, 204; and form, 201; and muscular in- nervation, 204.

From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Gross, Hans Gustav Adolf

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