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innervation

innervation

1 8.4
The nerves that go to a part of the body and let it feel or move
  • noun
  • /ˌɪnərˈveɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : innervación
  • The sensory cutaneous and muscular nerve innervation to the ankle and foot is derived from the femoral and sciatic nerves and their major branches.
  • sensory innervation
  • innervation of muscle
  • innervation of the nerve

Getting back to prostate health and neural innervation of the penis and and blood flow to the penis.

Examples

  • Proper innervation of the heart is crucial for maintaining its rhythm and function.

  • However, a recovery of heart innervation is observed during the chronic phase 4, 20, 21.

    Academic text (2016)

  • OK, now for the spider monkey, he's got some dense innervation of his tail too.

  • But work in the last decade, especially on the innervation of the intestinal tract, has uncovered some surprises.

  • An acknowledged weakness of excised larynx research is the lack of innervation.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Nevertheless, recognizing that most muscles have retained the innervation they acquired during the gill-arch stage helps clarify the arrangement in humans.

    Academic text (2003)

  • One of the first signs to note with compartment syndrome is a nerve deficit involving the innervation of the nerve in the affected compartment.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The sciatic nerve and its branches provide deeper sensation and muscular innervation of the ankle and foot.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The sciatic nerve provides essential innervation to the muscles in the leg and foot.

  • Damage to the innervation of a muscle can lead to weakness and loss of movement.

Antonyms

denervation
  • Specialized
8.6

Loss of nerve connection to a part of the body that reduces feeling or movement

How Much

innervation
  • Specialized
1 8.4
denervation
  • Specialized
8.6

Surface Forms

innervation singular
innervations plural

Morphology

innervation = innervate (semi-transparent) = in + nerv + ate + ion

For learners who know the verb 'innervate', adding '-ion' straightforwardly forms the noun for the process or result.

Etymology

The word innervation is built from in- 'into' and the Latin root nervus 'nerve', the same root you see in nerve and nervous. So think of it as 'putting nerves into' a part of the body, like giving a muscle its power lines, which is why innervation means the supply of nerves to an organ or muscle.