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decerebrate
[ verb dee-ser-uh-breyt; noun dee-ser-uh-breyt, -brit ]
/ verb diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt; noun diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt, -brɪt /
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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM decerebrate
de·cer·e·bra·tion, nounWords nearby decerebrate
deception, deception bed, deception table, deceptive, deceptive cadence, decerebrate, decern, decertify, dechlorinate, deci-, deciare
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How to use decerebrate in a sentence
The decerebrate animal's walk may be perfect in its co-ordination.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry MeigneThe first reflex is automatic, and so no doubt is the second, since the frog is decerebrate.
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British Dictionary definitions for decerebrate
decerebrate
verb (diːˈsɛrɪˌbreɪt)
(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 (diːˈsɛrɪbrɪt)
a decerebrated individual
Derived forms of decerebrate
decerebration, nounWord Origin for decerebrate
C19: from de- + cerebro- + -ate 1
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