Definition of Deafferentation

1. Noun. (medicine) The state of having an incomplete afferent connection with the central nervous system ¹

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Medical Definition of Deafferentation

1. A loss of the sensory input from a portion of the body, usually caused by interruption of the peripheral sensory fibres. Origin: L. De, from, + afferent (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deafferentation

deaf person
deaf to(p)
deafblind
deafblindness
deafen
deafened
deafening
deafening silence
deafening silences
deafeningly
deafenings
deafens
deafer
deafest
deafferent
deafferentation (current term)
deafferentation pain
deafferentations
deafferented
deafferenting
deafferents
deaffrication
deafie
deafies
deafish
deafly
deafmute
deafmutes
deafmutisms

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