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INNERVATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("innervation" is a kind of...):
dispersion; distribution (the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume)
Derivation:
innervate (supply nerves to (some organ or body part))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland
Synonyms:
excitation; innervation; irritation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("innervation" is a kind of...):
arousal (a state of heightened physiological activity)
