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denervate

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de⋅ner⋅vate

  [dee-nur-veyt]
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–verb (used with object), -vat⋅ed, -vat⋅ing. Surgery.
to cut off the nerve supply from (an organ or body part) by surgery or anesthetic block.
Origin:
1900–05; de- + nerve + -ate 1

Related forms:
de⋅ner⋅va⋅tion, noun
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de·ner·vate   (dē-nŭr'vāt')   
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.
de'ner·va'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·ner·vate
Pronunciation: 'dE-(")n&r-"vAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -vat·ed; -vat·ing
: to deprive of a nerve supply (as by cutting a nerve) —de·ner·va·tion /"dE-(")n&r-'vA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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denervate de·ner·vate (dē-nŭr'vāt)
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.

de'ner·va'tion n.

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