de·ner·va·tion
ˌdēnərˈvāshən 
: the act of denervating or the state of being denervated
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Two, my surgeon prefers to denervate—the process of cutting of the nerve supply—the pectoralis major muscles in conjunction with inserting the implants.
—Tracy Hafen, SELF, 4 June 2017
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denervate
transitive verb
de·ner·vate
ˈdē-(ˌ)nər-ˌvāt
denervated; denervating
: to deprive of a nerve supply (as by cutting a nerve)
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