Decerebrate Definition
dē-sĕrə-brāt
decerebrated, decerebrate
verb
To eliminate cerebral functions of (an animal), as by surgical removal of the cerebrum or by severing the brain stem.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or having to do with an animal or person lacking cerebral functions, as in consequence of an experiment or an illness.
Webster's New World
Resulting from or as if from decerebration.
Decerebrate rigidity; decerebrate movements.
American Heritage Medicine
Lacking intelligence or reason.
American Heritage Medicine
noun
A decerebrate animal or person.
Webster's New World
Origin of Decerebrate
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de- + cerebrate
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