| Front | decerebrate \dee-SER-uh-brayt\ |
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| Back | verb tr. To eliminate cerebral brain function in (an animal) by removing the cerebrum, cutting across the brain stem, or severing certain arteries in the brain stem, as for purposes of experimentation. adjective 1. Deprived of cerebral function. 2. Resulting from or as if from decerebration. 3. Lacking intelligence or reason. noun A decerebrate animal or person. "At this moment, presumably, Lincoln became decerebrate - that is, brain dead." |
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