1. to restore nerve supply to a body part or organ
Usage: medical; technical

Examples

• The surgeon hopes the procedure will help reinnervate the damaged muscle.
• After the injury, it took months for the nerve to reinnervate the affected area.
• Physical therapy may help encourage the body to reinnervate paralyzed limbs.
• The transplanted nerve graft successfully reinnervates the patient’s hand.
• Researchers are studying how stem cells might reinnervate spinal cord injuries.
• The medication helps reinnervate nerve pathways damaged by the disease.