1.
[syn: excitation, innervation, irritation]
2. the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Innervation \In`ner*va"tion\, n. [Cf. F. innervation.]
1. The act of innerving or stimulating.
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2. (Physiol.) 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.
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3. (Anat.) The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any
of its parts.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
innervation
n 1: the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or
gland [syn: excitation, innervation, irritation]
2: the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region