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decerebrate

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de⋅cer⋅e⋅brate

  [v. dee-ser-uh-breyt; n. dee-ser-uh-breyt, -brit] verb, -brat⋅ed, -brat⋅ing, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
–noun
2. a decerebrated animal.
3. a person who, because of brain injury, exhibits behavior characteristic of a decerebrated animal.
Origin:
1895–1900; de- + cerebr- + -ate 1

Related forms:
de⋅cer⋅e⋅bra⋅tion, noun
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de·cer·e·brate   (dē-sěr'ə-brāt')   
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 brain stem, or severing certain arteries in the brain stem, 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.
de·cer'e·bra'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·cer·e·brate
Pronunciation: (')dE-'ser-&-br&t, -"brAt; "dE-s&-'rE-br&t
Function: adjective
1 : having the cerebrum removed or made inactive <decerebrate rats>
2 : characteristic of decerebration <decerebrate rigidity>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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decerebrate de·cer·e·brate (dē-sěr'ə-brāt', -brĭt)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of an individual who has suffered a brain injury that results in neurological function comparable to that resulting from decerebration of an animal. v. de·cer·e·brat·ed, de·cer·e·brat·ing, de·cer·e·brates (-brāt')
To eliminate cerebral brain function in an animal by decerebration.

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