Meanings
nouninnervation (countable and uncountable, plural innervations)
plural innervations
- countableuncountableanatomyThe act of innervating or stimulating.
- countableuncountableanatomySpecial activity excited in any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life, and the functions of the various organs.
- countableuncountableanatomyThe distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
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Origin
- Englishin-
- Englishnerve
- Englishinnervate
- Englishinnervation
Translations
Catalan innervació
- innervacióact of innervating
Finnish hermoärsytys, vaste
- hermoärsytysact of innervating
- vastespecial excited activity
- hermotusdistribution of nerves
French innervation
- innervationact of innervating
Spanish inervación, inervación
- inervaciónact of innervating
- inervaciónspecial excited activity
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with innervation
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APA
innervation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innervation
MLA
“innervation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innervation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “innervation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innervation.
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