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deafferentation /de·af·fer·en·ta·tion/ (de-af″er-en-ta´shun) the elimination or interruption of sensory nerve fibers.

de·af·fer·en·ta·tion (d

n-t

The elimination or interruption of sensory nerve impulses by destroying or injuring the sensory nerve fibers.

deafferentation

[dē·af′ərəntā′shən]

Etymology: L, de, from, ad + ferre, to bear

the elimination or interruption of afferent nerve impulses.

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No references found			For years they conducted studies on primates with deafferented limbs and observed that the monkeys regained use of the arm when the unaffected upper extremity was restrained. Early use of constraint induced therapy (CIT) following a CVA: a case ... by Thorne, Andrea J. / Acute Care Perspectives Additionally, cutaneous stump stimulation often activates deafferented S1. Mapping the Phantom Limb; S1 and M1 Plasticity Implications in ... by M. G. / Psychology and mental health community Auditory compensation in persons who are blind is due to the recruitment of the deafferented sensory (visual) areas; in the case of low vision, these areas are still (although marginally) stimulated by their normal afferences; thus, plasticity phenomena are reduced (Lessard et al. Comparing the effects of congenital and late visual impairments on ... by Monegato, Maura; Cattaneo, Zaira; Pece, Alfredo; Vecchi, Tomaso / Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness			DEAD Box Protein Dead Fetus Syndrome Dead Foetus Syndrome dead man's fingers dead nettle Dead on Arrival Dead Peasant Policy dead pulp Dead Ringer dead space dead space effect Dead Wood dead-end host Deadbeat Dad deadgrass Deadlift deadly nightshade Deadly Quartet Deadly Triad deaf deaf-blind deaf-mute deaf-mutism deafen deafferentation deafferented deafmutism deafness dealcoholization Dealer’s Works deamidase deamidation deamidization deamidizing enzyme deaminase deaminated deamination dean dean's tax Dean’s Letter Deanery deanesthesiant deAngelis technique Dear Colleague Letter Dear Doctor Letter dearterialization death Death Angel Death by Doctor death certificate death chill			Deafblindness Deafblindness Deafblindness deafen deafen deafen deafened deafened deafening deafening deafening deafening row deafening silence deafening silence deafeningly deafeningly deafens deafens deafer deafer deafer deafer deafer deafest deafest deafest deafest deafest DEAFF deafferentation deafferented Deafinitely Youth Group deafly deafly deafly deafly deafly deafmutism deafmutism deafness deafness deafness deafness deafness deafness Deafness 3, Conductive, with Stapes Fixation Deafness and Family Communication Center Deafness and Hard-of-Hearing Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre Deafness Dystonia Peptide 1 Deafness Research Foundation Deafness Resources Australia Deafness with goiter Deafness, Autosomal Dominant Deafness, Autosomal Recessive 29 Deafness, Neurosensory, Autosomal Recessive Deafness, Nonsyndromic, Modifier Deafness-Dystonia-Optic Atrophy Syndrome Deafness-Dystonia-Optic Neuronopathy Deafness-Hypogonadism Syndrome Deafness-retinitis pigmentosa syndrome

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