Noun: enervation ,e-nu(r)'vey-shun
- Serious weakening and loss of energy
"The illness caused severe enervation, leaving him bedridden for weeks";
- debilitation, enfeeblement, exhaustion
- Lack of vitality
"an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue"
- Surgical removal of a nerve
"The surgeon performed enervation to alleviate the patient's chronic pain"
Derived forms: enervations
Type of: ablation, cutting out, excision, extirpation, weakening, weakness