denervate. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

denervate

SYLLABICATION:	de·ner·vate
PRONUNCIATION:	d-nrvt
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: de·ner·vat·ed, de·ner·vat·ing, de·ner·vates Medicine 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.
OTHER FORMS:	dener·vation —NOUN


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