nerving
/ (ˈnɜːvɪŋ) /
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noun
vet science surgical removal of part of a nerve trunk, or the use of chemicals to block the nerve supply, to relieve pain; usually adminstered because of chronic and disabling inflammation
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nerve root, nerves, nerve trunk, Nervi, nervine, nerving, nervosity, nervous, nervous breakdown, nervous exhaustion, nervous Nellie
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