decerebrate

[ verb dee-ser-uh-breyt; noun dee-ser-uh-breyt, -brit ]

/ verb diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt; noun diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt, -brɪt /

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.

Origin of decerebrate

First recorded in 1895–1900; de- + cerebr- + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM decerebrate

de·cer·e·bra·tion, noun

Words nearby decerebrate

deception, deception bed, deception table, deceptive, deceptive cadence, decerebrate, decerebration, decern, decertify, dechlorinate, decholesterolization

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Example sentences from the Web for decerebrate

The first reflex is automatic, and so no doubt is the second, since the frog is decerebrate.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
The decerebrate animal's walk may be perfect in its co-ordination.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne

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, noun

Word Origin for decerebrate

C19: from de- + cerebro- + -ate 1

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Medical definitions for decerebrate

decerebrate

[ dē-sĕr′ə-brāt′, -brĭt ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of an individual who has suffered a brain injury that results in neurological function comparable to that resulting from decerebration of an animal.

v.

To eliminate cerebral brain function in an animal by decerebration.

单词	decerebrate
释义	decerebrate [ verb dee-ser-uh-breyt; noun dee-ser-uh-breyt, -brit ] / verb diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt; noun diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt, -brɪt / 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. Origin of decerebrate First recorded in 1895–1900; de- + cerebr- + -ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM decerebrate de·cer·e·bra·tion, noun Words nearby decerebrate deception, deception bed, deception table, deceptive, deceptive cadence, decerebrate, decerebration, decern, decertify, dechlorinate, decholesterolization Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decerebrate The first reflex is automatic, and so no doubt is the second, since the frog is decerebrate. Tics and Their Treatment\|Henry Meigne The decerebrate animal's walk may be perfect in its co-ordination. Tics and Their Treatment\|Henry Meigne 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, noun Word Origin for decerebrate C19: from de- + cerebro- + -ate 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for decerebrate decerebrate [ dē-sĕr′ə-brāt′, -brĭt ] adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an individual who has suffered a brain injury that results in neurological function comparable to that resulting from decerebration of an animal. v. To eliminate cerebral brain function in an animal by decerebration. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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