innervate, v. Physiol.
(ɪˈnɜːveɪt, ɪnn-)
[f. in-2 + L. nerv-us nerve + -ate3; cf. enervate.]
trans. To supply (some organ or part) with nerve-force, or with nerves.
| 1870 Rolleston Anim. Life 104 The ganglionic mass, whence the jaws and foot-jaws are innervated. 1883 T. L. Brunton in Nature 8 Mar. 437 An excellent example..of inhibition occurring in parts innervated by the sympathetic system. 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. III. 694 The stomach and rectum..are partly innervated directly from the brain and spinal cord. |