- enervation
- n.1. weakness; loss of strength.2. the surgical removal of a nerve.
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en·er·va·tion (en″ər-vaґshən) [L. enervatio, from ex out + nervus nerve] 1. lack of nervous energy; languor. 2. neurectomy.
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énervation — [ enɛrvasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1401; lat. enervatio 1 ♦ Vx Affaiblissement. 2 ♦ (1771) Supplice qui consistait à brûler les tendons (nerfs) des jarrets et des genoux. ♢ Chir. Ablation ou section d un nerf, d un groupe de nerfs. ⇒ dénervation. ●… … Encyclopédie Universelle
enervation — early 15c., from M.Fr. énervation, from L.L. enervationem (nom. enervatio), from pp. stem of L. enervare weaken, lit. cut the sinews of, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + nervus sinew (see NERVE (Cf. nerve … Etymology dictionary
Enervation — En er*va tion, n. [L. enervatio: cf. F. [ e]nervation.] 1. The act of weakening, or reducing strength. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being weakened; effeminacy. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Enervation — (lat.), Entnervung; Durchschneidung des Sehnervs bei drohender Gefahr sympathischer Augenerkrankung; enervieren, entnerven, entkräften … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Enervation — (lat.), Entnervung, Entkräftung; enervieren, entkräften, schwächen … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Enervation — Enervation, lat. dtsch., Entnervung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
enervation — index frailty, languor, prostration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
énervation — (é nèr va sion) s. f. 1° Supplice dans lequel on estropiait le patient en appliquant le feu sur les jarrets et les genoux. 2° Section de deux tendons à la tête du cheval. 3° Terme de boucherie. Procédé nouveau pour abattre les boeufs et… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
enervation — enervate ► VERB ▪ cause to feel drained of energy. DERIVATIVES enervation noun. ORIGIN Latin enervare weaken (by extraction of the sinews) , from nervus sinew … English terms dictionary
enervation — noun 1. lack of vitality (Freq. 1) an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue • Derivationally related forms: ↑enervate • Hypernyms: ↑weakness 2. serious weakening and loss of energy • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
enervation — noun see enervate II … New Collegiate Dictionary
