deafferentation


de·af·fer·en·ta·tion

noun \ˌdē-ˌaf-ə-ˌren-ˈtā-shən\

Definition of DEAFFERENTATION

: the freeing of a motor nerve from sensory components by severing the dorsal root central to the dorsal ganglion

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