1. to remove or cut the nerve supply to a body part or organ
Usage: medical

Examples

• The surgeon had to denervate the affected muscle to stop the spasms.
• Chronic pain sometimes requires doctors to denervate certain nerve pathways.
• The procedure will denervate the joint to reduce inflammation.
• Scientists denervated the tissue samples before conducting the experiment.
• The injury appeared to denervate the entire lower limb.