DECEREBRATE

decerebrate

(verb) remove the cerebrum from (a human body)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

decerebrate (not comparable)

(biology) Having the cerebrum removed.

Verb

decerebrate (third-person singular simple present decerebrates, present participle decerebrating, simple past and past participle decerebrated)

To remove the cerebrum in order to eliminate brain function.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 February 2025

BACK

(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”


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