Sekirov Dictionary

decerebrate

/dɪˈsɛɹəbɹət/

adjective 1
verb 1
forms 3

adjective1

•
Having the cerebrum removed.
- In this respect the decerebrate condition offers some resemblance to the cataleptic state. — 1908

verb1

•
To remove the cerebrum in order to eliminate brain function.
- […] and the correct principles of delivering it through the different straits of the pelvis after the head has been decerebrated and crushed. — 1876

forms

decerebrated · decerebrating · decerebrates

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