decerebrating

decerebrating
v. cause decerebration; remove surgically the cerebrum (in an experimental animal), cut the brain stem (of an animal); remove cerebral brain function by surgically removing the cerebrum; make incapable of cerebral activity adj. having lost all cerebral function; lacking intelligence n. animal that has been decerebrated; person who displays behavior typical of a decerebrated animal due to brain injury

English contemporary dictionary. 2014.

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  • decerebration — Removal of the brain above the lower border of the corpora quadrigemina, or a complete section of the brain at this level or somewhat below. bloodless d. destroying the function of the cerebrum by tying the basilar artery at about the …   Medical dictionary

  • decerebrate — verb (t) /diˈsɛrəbreɪt/ (say dee seruhbrayt) (decerebrated, decerebrating) 1. Surgery to eliminate cerebral function in (an animal) by severing the connection between the brain or a part of the brain and the nervous system. –adjective… …  

  • decerebrate — [dē ser′ə brāt΄] adj. of or having to do with an animal or person lacking cerebral functions, as in consequence of an experiment or an illness n. a decerebrate animal or person vt. decerebrated, decerebrating to eliminate cerebral functions of… …   English World dictionary

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