innervate

Verb

Meaning

To supply with nerves; as, the heart is innervated by pneumogastric and sympathetic branches.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prime rouse quicken move fire pique suggest encourage nerve trigger stimulate spark activate prompt inspire
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Antonyms

prevent daunt block decrease suppress inhibit
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Hypernyms

provide supply render stimulate excite furnish

Examples

innervate a muscle or a nerve Source: Internet

A single axon, with all its branches taken together, can innervate multiple parts of the brain and generate thousands of synaptic terminals. Source: Internet

A peripheral nervous system branches out from the nerve cord to innervate the various systems. Source: Internet

The spinal cord contains a series of segmental ganglia, each giving rise to motor and sensory nerves that innervate a portion of the body surface and underlying musculature. Source: Internet

The vagus nerve and the heart Fibers of the vagus nerve (right/bottom of image) innervate the sinoatrial node tissue (central and left of image). Source: Internet

The nerves of the sacral plexus pass behind the hip joint to innervate the posterior part of the thigh, most of the lower leg, and the foot. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

innerstanding Innertkirchen innertube innervation innervational innervator