sever nerve
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To cut through a nerve, causing a loss of sensation or movement.
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- A surgical error could sever a nerve, leading to paralysis.
- The accident caused him to sever a major nerve in his arm.
- Surgeons carefully worked to avoid severing any vital nerves during the delicate operation.
- If you sever a nerve, the consequences can be severe.
- He had to undergo surgery to repair the severed nerve.
- The sharp glass almost severed a nerve in her finger.
- Doctors warned that the tumor might sever an optic nerve.
- It's crucial not to accidentally sever a nerve during first aid.
- The impact was so strong it threatened to sever several nerves.
- Recovery from a severed nerve can be a long and challenging process.