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innervate

(ĭ-nûr′vāt′, ĭn′ər-)

tr.v. inner·vated, inner·vating, inner·vates

1. To supply (an organ or a body part) with nerves.

2. To stimulate (a nerve, muscle, or body part) to action.

in′ner·va′tion n.

in′ner·va′tion·al (-vā′shə-nəl) adj.

innervate

(ĭn-nĕr′vāt) (ĭn′ĕr-vāt) [″ + nervus, nerve]

1. To send axons to synapse with another structure (as in, “a motor nerve innervates a muscle”).

2. To send axons to receive signals from a structure (as in, “a sensory nerve innervates the skin”).

innervate

to supply nerves to (a bodily organ or part).
to stimulate (a bodily organ or part) with nerve impulses.

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