reafferentation

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noun

The restoration of an afferent connection to the central nervous system, typically following deafferentation

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Meanings

nounreafferentation (countable and uncountable, plural reafferentations)

plural reafferentations

  1. countableuncountableThe restoration of an afferent connection to the central nervous system, typically following deafferentation
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APA

reafferentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reafferentation

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“reafferentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reafferentation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reafferentation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reafferentation.

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