Reinnervation is the restoration, either by spontaneous
cellular regeneration or by
surgical grafting
Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...
, of nerve supply to a body part from which it has been lost or damaged.
See also
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Denervation
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Neuroregeneration
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Targeted reinnervation
References
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