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denervate
(redirected from denervation)

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de·ner·vate  (d-nrvt)
tr.v. de·ner·vat·ed, de·ner·vat·ing, de·ner·vates
To deprive (an organ or body part) of a nerve supply, as by surgically removing or cutting a nerve or by blocking a nerve connection with drugs.
dener·vation n.
denervate [ˈdɛnəˌveɪt]
vb
(Medicine) (tr) to deprive (a tissue or organ) of its nerve supply
denervation  n


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