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de·cer·e·brate D0071400 (dē-sĕr′ə-brāt′)tr.v. de·cer·e·brat·ed, de·cer·e·brat·ing, de·cer·e·brates To eliminate cerebral brain function in (an animal) by removing the cerebrum, cutting across the brainstem, or severing certain arteries in the brainstem, as for purposes of experimentation.adj. (also -brĭt)1. Deprived of cerebral function, as by having the cerebrum removed.2. Resulting from or as if from decerebration: decerebrate rigidity; decerebrate movements.3. Lacking intelligence or reason.n. (also -brĭt) A decerebrate animal or person. de·cer′e·bra′tion n.decerebrate vb (Surgery) (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) n (Medicine) a decerebrated individual [C19: from de- + cerebro- + -ate1] deˌcereˈbration nde•cer•e•brate (diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt) v.t. -brat•ed, -brat•ing. Surg. to remove the cerebrum from. [1895–1900] de•cer`e•bra′tion, n. decerebrate Past participle: decerebrated Gerund: decerebrating
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I have decerebrated | you have decerebrated | he/she/it has decerebrated | we have decerebrated | you have decerebrated | they have decerebrated |
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I would have decerebrated | you would have decerebrated | he/she/it would have decerebrated | we would have decerebrated | you would have decerebrated | they would have decerebrated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | decerebrate - remove the cerebrum from (a human body)surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School"get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" | TranslationsdecerebrateenUK
decerebrate[dē′ser·ə‚brət] (medicine) Lacking the cerebrum either by experimental removal or by disconnection. decerebrateenUK
decerebrate [de-ser´ĕ-brāt] 1. to eliminate cerebral function by transection of the brainstem or ligation of the common carotid arteries and basilar artery at the center of the pons.2. a laboratory animal so prepared.decerebrate rigidity a posture found in those with lesions of the upper part of the brainstem or severe bilateral lesions of the cerebrum; the patient lies in rigid extension with the arms internally rotated at the shoulders, elbows, knees, and hips extended, and fingers, ankles, and toes flexed. The jaw may be clenched with the neck hyperextended. Called also decerebrate posturing. Decerebrate rigidity (or posturing).de·cer·e·brate (dē-ser'ĕ-brāt), 1. To cause decerebration. 2. Denoting an animal so prepared, or a patient whose brain has suffered an injury that renders the patient, in neurologic behavior, comparable with a decerebrate animal. decerebrate (dē-sĕr′ə-brāt′)tr.v. decere·brated, decere·brating, decere·brates To eliminate cerebral brain function in (an animal) by removing the cerebrum, cutting across the brainstem, or severing certain arteries in the brainstem, as for purposes of experimentation.adj. (also -brĭt)1. Deprived of cerebral function, as by having the cerebrum removed.2. Resulting from or as if from decerebration: decerebrate rigidity; decerebrate movements.3. Lacking intelligence or reason.n. (also -brĭt) A decerebrate animal or person. de·cer′e·bra′tion n.de·cer·e·brate (dē-ser'ĕ-brāt) 1. To cause decerebration. 2. Denoting an animal so prepared, or a patient whose brain has suffered an injury causing neurologic impairment comparable with that of a decerebrate animal. decerebrate Suffering from the effects of loss of cerebral activity, such as thought, consciousness, sensation and the power of voluntary movement.decerebrateenUK
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