Definition of "reinnervation" [reinnervation]

• The action of reinnervating (noun)

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• "The procedure, reinnervation, requires the connecting of existing nerves to the another muscle."
• "The advance is the latest of several recent developments by Dr. Todd Kuiken whose targeted reinnervation TR technique is opening up a wealth of possibilities in the field."
• "Daniswicz is one of four volunteers in the study trial that set out to determine whether patients would need surgery to implant additional nerve endings - a technique called targeted muscle reinnervation - to control the motorized leg."