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Decerebrate

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Verb

1. decerebrate

remove the cerebrum from (a human body)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Decerebrate

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verb (diːˈsɛrɪˌbreɪt )
1. (transitive)
to remove the brain or a large section of the brain or to cut the spinal cord at the level of the brain stem of (a person or animal)
noun (diːˈsɛrɪbrɪt )
2. 
a decerebrated individual

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Decerebrate

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adjective
1. 
of or having to do with an animal or person lacking cerebral functions, as in consequence of an experiment or an illness
noun
2. 
a decerebrate animal or person
verb transitiveWord forms: deˈcereˌbrated or deˌcereˌbrating
3. 
to eliminate cerebral functions of (an animal), as by surgical removal of the cerebrum or by severing the brain stem

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Decerebrate

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tr.v. de·cer·e·brat·ed, de·cer·e·brat·ing, de·cer·e·brates
To eliminate cerebral brain function in (an animal) by removing the cerebrum, cutting across the brainstem, or severing certain arteries in the brainstem, as for purposes of experimentation.
adj. (also -brĭt)
1. Deprived of cerebral function, as by having the cerebrum removed.
2. Resulting from or as if from decerebration: decerebrate rigidity; decerebrate movements.
3. Lacking intelligence or reason.
n. (also -brĭt)
A decerebrate animal or person.

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