denervated
Cut off neurologically
Denervated describes tissue that has lost its nerve supply, whether through injury, surgery, or disease.
A denervated muscle can no longer receive signals from the nervous system and will atrophy over time: The denervated limb showed significant muscle wasting.
Surgeons sometimes deliberately denervate an organ to block pain signals or reduce spasms.
motor
Loss of muscle function
sensory
Lacking sensation or consciousness
- numbLacking physical sensation
- anestheticPain-blocking substance
- deadenedMade less intense
- desensitizedMade unresponsive through overexposure
atrophy
Cessation of practice
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
- inactivityLack of movement
dystrophy · cachexia · wasting · thinning · weakness · fibrosis
autonomic
Relaxation of vessel walls
- hypotensionAbnormally reduced arterial pressure
- bradycardiaAbnormally slow heart rate
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- gastroparesisImpaired stomach motility disorder
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
insensate
Lacking sensation or consciousness
- numbLacking physical sensation
- anestheticPain-blocking substance
- deadenedMade less intense
disuse
Cessation of practice
- shrinkageDecrease in size
- degenerationProgressive loss of function
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
inactivity · dystrophy · cachexia · wasting · thinning · weakness · fibrosis
vasodilation
Relaxation of vessel walls
- hypotensionAbnormally reduced arterial pressure
- bradycardiaAbnormally slow heart rate
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
neurectomy
Surgical nerve excision
- neuromaBenign nerve tissue mass