Meaning Of The Word Decerebrate

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decerebrate in American English
a decerebrate animal or person
of or having to do with an animal or person lacking cerebral functions, as in consequence of an experiment or an illness
to eliminate cerebral functions of (an animal), as by surgical removal of the cerebrum or by severing the brain stem
noun: a decerebrated animal
transitive verb: to remove the cerebrum

decerebrate in British English
noun: a decerebrated individual
verb: 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)

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