Nerve injuries are classified as follows: 1  A first-degree injury, or neurapraxia, will recover within days after the injury, or it may take up to three months.  A second-degree injury, or axonotmesis, also will recover completely; however, the recovery will take much longer than with a first-degree injury.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Churning. Churning is the process of shaking up cream to make butter, and various forms of butter churn have been used for the purpose. In Europe from the Middle Ages until the Industrial Revolution, this was generally as simple as a barrel with a plunger in it, which was moved by hand.
Noun[edit] 1  A whirlwind, whirlpool, or similarly moving matter in the form of a spiral or column.  An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes. (figuratively) Anything that involves constant violent or chaotic activity around some centre.