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decerebrate definition

de·cer·ebrate (dē ser′ə brāt′)

adjective

of or having to do with an animal or person lacking cerebral functions, as in consequence of an experiment or an illness

noun

a decerebrate animal or person

transitive verb decerebrated -·brat′ed, decerebrating -·brat′·ing

to eliminate cerebral functions of (an animal), as by surgical removal of the cerebrum or by severing the brain stem

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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