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decerebrate
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, decerebrating
to eliminate cerebral functions of (an animal), as by surgical removal of the cerebrum or by severing the brain stem
Related Forms:
- decerebration noun
See decerebrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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