Innervation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland

the distribution of nerve fibers to an organ or body region

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnɜːvˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnɜːvˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnɜːvˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnɜːvˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

excitation irritation

Word Forms

excite	verb	produce a magnetic field in
irritate	verb	excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
innervate	verb	supply nerves to (some organ or body part)

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

inervación

La excitación neural o eléctrica de un órgano, músculo o glándula.

🇮🇹Italian

innervazione

l'eccitazione neurale o elettrica di un organo, muscolo o ghiandola

🇳🇱Dutch

innervatie

de neurale of elektrische opwinding van een orgaan, spier of klier

🇵🇹Portuguese

inervação

a excitação neural ou elétrica de um órgão, músculo ou glândula

🇷🇺Russian

иннервация

нервное или электрическое возбуждение органа, мышцы или железы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभिप्रेरणा

किसी अंग या मांसपेशी या ग्रंथि की तंत्रिका या विद्युत उत्तेजना

🇧🇩Bengali

উদ্ভাবন

একটি অঙ্গ বা পেশী বা গ্রন্থির স্নায়ু বা বৈদ্যুতিক উত্তেজনা

🇮🇳Tamil

கண்டுபிடிப்பு

ஒரு உறுப்பு அல்லது தசை அல்லது சுரப்பியின் நரம்பு அல்லது மின் தூண்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆవిష్కరణ

ఒక అవయవం లేదా కండరాలు లేదా గ్రంథి యొక్క నాడీ లేదా విద్యుత్ ప్రేరేపణ

🇮🇳Marathi

नवनिर्मिती

एखाद्या अवयवाची किंवा स्नायूची किंवा ग्रंथीची मज्जातंतू किंवा विद्युत उत्तेजना

🇮🇳Gujarati

નવીનતા

અંગ અથવા સ્નાયુ અથવા ગ્રંથિની ન્યુરલ અથવા ઇલેક્ટ્રિકલ ઉત્તેજના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆವಿಷ್ಕಾರ

ಅಂಗ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ನಾಯು ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಂಥಿಯ ನರ ಅಥವಾ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കണ്ടുപിടുത്തം

ഒരു അവയവത്തിൻ്റെയോ പേശിയുടെയോ ഗ്രന്ഥിയുടെയോ ന്യൂറൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൈദ്യുത ഉത്തേജനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਵੀਨਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਅੰਗ ਜਾਂ ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀ ਜਾਂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀ ਦਾ ਤੰਤੂ ਜਾਂ ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੀਕਲ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

神经支配

器官、肌肉或腺体的神经或电唤醒

🇯🇵Japanese

神経支配

器官、筋肉、腺の神経的または電気的興奮

🇰🇷Korean

신경 분포

기관, 근육, 분비선의 신경적 또는 전기적 각성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bảo tồn

sự kích thích thần kinh hoặc điện của một cơ quan hoặc cơ hoặc tuyến

🇹🇭Thai

ปกคลุมด้วยเส้น

ความตื่นตัวของระบบประสาทหรือไฟฟ้าของอวัยวะหรือกล้ามเนื้อหรือต่อม

🇮🇩Indonesian

persarafan

gairah saraf atau listrik dari suatu organ atau otot atau kelenjar

🇲🇾Malay

pemuliharaan

rangsangan saraf atau elektrik organ atau otot atau kelenjar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعصيب

الإثارة العصبية أو الكهربائية لعضو أو عضلة أو غدة

🇮🇷Persian

عصب دهی

برانگیختگی عصبی یا الکتریکی یک اندام یا عضله یا غده

🇹🇷Turkish

innervasyon

bir organın, kasın veya bezin sinirsel veya elektriksel uyarılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצבנות

עוררות עצבית או חשמלית של איבר או שריר או בלוטה

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