verb
- to restore nerve supply to a body part or organ
Usage: medical; technical
Examples
- The surgeon hoped the damaged muscle would reinnervate after the nerve repair.
- Physical therapy can help reinnervate paralyzed limbs in some cases.
- The transplanted tissue began to reinnervate within several months.
- Researchers are studying ways to reinnervate spinal cord injuries.
- The procedure aims to reinnervate the facial muscles affected by the stroke.
- It may take up to a year for the area to fully reinnervate after surgery.