reinnervation
noun
re·in·ner·va·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌi-(ˌ)nər-ˈvā-shən 
-i-ˌnər-
: the process of innervating a part of the body that has lost nerve supply (as from injury or disease) : the restoration of function to a denervated body part and especially a muscle by supplying it with nerves through regrowth or grafting
reinnervation of the biceps
reinnervate
(ˌ)rē-i-ˈnər-ˌvāt
transitive verb
-ˈi-(ˌ)nər-
reinnervated; reinnervating
… many polio survivors regain function as their muscles are reinnervated by neighboring motor axons that extend axonal sprouts to the orphaned fibers …
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The Journal of the American Medical Association
The Journal of the American Medical Association
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reinnervation
noun
re·in·ner·va·tion
ˌrē-ˌin-(ˌ)ər-ˈvā-shən, -in-ˌər-
: the process of innervating a part of the body that has lost nerve supply (as from injury or disease) : the restoration of function to a denervated body part and especially a muscle by supplying it with nerves through regrowth or grafting
reinnervate
transitive verb
reinnervated; reinnervating
When a nerve is transected, the axons within the nerve will attempt to regenerate and grow to eventually reinnervate the distal limb.
—Marisol A. Hanley et al.
Marisol A. Hanley et al.
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