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decerebrate
[ verb dee-ser-uh-breyt; noun dee-ser-uh-breyt, -brit ]
verb (used with object)
, de·cer·e·brat·ed, de·cer·e·brat·ing.
- Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
noun
- a decerebrated animal.
- a person who, because of brain injury, exhibits behavior characteristic of a decerebrated animal.
decerebrate
verb
- tr 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
- a decerebrated individual
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Derived Forms
- deˌcereˈbration, noun
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Other Words From
- de·cere·bration noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decerebrate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decerebrate1
C19: from de- + cerebro- + -ate 1
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Example Sentences
The decerebrate animal's walk may be perfect in its co-ordination.
From Project Gutenberg
The first reflex is automatic, and so no doubt is the second, since the frog is decerebrate.
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