innervation

In`ner*va"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. innervation.] 1. The act of innerving or stimulating. 2. (Physiol.) Defn: Special 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. 3. (Anat.) Defn: The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts.

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