Medical term:
innervating
innervate
(ĭ-nûr′vāt′, ĭn′ər-)tr.v. inner·vated, inner·vating, inner·vates
1. To supply (an organ or a body part) with nerves.
2. To stimulate (a nerve, muscle, or body part) to action.
in′ner·va′tion n.
in′ner·va′tion·al (-vā′shə-nəl) adj.
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innervate
(ĭn-nĕr′vāt) (ĭn′ĕr-vāt) [″ + nervus, nerve]1. To send axons to synapse with another structure (as in, “a motor nerve innervates a muscle”).
2. To send axons to receive signals from a structure (as in, “a sensory nerve innervates the skin”).
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innervate
- to supply nerves to (a bodily organ or part).
- to stimulate (a bodily organ or part) with nerve impulses.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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