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innervate
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in·ner·vate (-nûrvt, nr-)
v.
1. To supply an organ or a body part with nerves.
2. To stimulate a nerve, muscle, or body part to action.

innervate
[in′ərvāt]
Etymology: L, in + nervus
to supply a body part or organ with nerves or nervous stimuli.


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