'Innervation' definitions:
Definition of 'innervation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland [syn: excitation, innervation, irritation]
noun
The distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region
Definition of 'Innervation'
From: GCIDE
- Innervation \In`ner*va"tion\, n. [Cf. F. innervation.]
- 1. The act of innerving or stimulating. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Anat.) The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts. [1913 Webster]