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innervation

/ˌɪn.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
in-ner-va-tion
IPA
/ˌɪn.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of innervating or stimulating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Special activity excited in any part of the nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life, and the functions of the various organs.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any of its parts.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English nerve Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English innervate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English innervation From innervate + -ion.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɪn.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
  • British English: /ɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

innervations (plural)

Derived Forms

deinnervation dysinnervation hyperinnervation hypoinnervation innervational monoinnervation neoinnervation polyinnervation

Synonyms

excitation irritation

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce innervation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/.
What does innervation mean?
The act of innervating or stimulating.
Where does innervation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English nerve Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English innervate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English innervation From innervate + -ion.

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