decerebrate
/dɪˈsɛɹəbɹət/
decerebrate adjective: having the cerebrum removed.
Adjective
decerebrate (not comparable)
- Having the cerebrum removed.
- In this respect the decerebrate condition offers some resemblance to the cataleptic state.1908, C. S. Sherrington, “On plastic tonus and proprioceptive reflexes”, in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Physiology, page 117
- Take for instance the startling example of the experiments of Wever and Bray, when tones were led into the external meatus of the ear of a decerebrate cat and then greatly amplified electrical currents were tapped from the eighth cranial or auditory nerve.1937, Christian A. Ruckmick, “Psychology tomorrow”, in Psychological Review, volume 44, page 148
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.
- […] and the correct principles of delivering it through the different straits of the pelvis after the head has been decerebrated and crushed.1876, “Is craniotomy, cephalotripsy, or cranioclasm, preferable to the Cæsarean section in pelves ranging from one and a half to two and a half inches?”, in Transactions of the New York Academy of...
- The method employed was to decerebrate a frog, to wait till the shock of this operation had so far passed off, to ligate the iliac artery and vein of one limb […]1891 October, “The New Hypnotics”, in The Dental & Surgical Microcosm, volume 1, number 2
decerebrate meaning in Tamil
decerebrate in Tamil
- பெருமூளை நீக்கப்பட்ட விலங்கு, பெருமூளை நீக்கம்
Forms of decerebrate
| third-person singular present | decerebrates |
|---|---|
| present participle | decerebrating |
| past participle | decerebrated |
| past | decerebrated |
Origin of decerebrate
From de- + cerebrate.
Questions about decerebrate
- What does decerebrate mean?
- Decerebrate means having the cerebrum removed.
- What is decerebrate in Tamil?
- Decerebrate in Tamil is பெருமூளை நீக்கப்பட்ட விலங்கு, பெருமூளை நீக்கம். See Decerebrate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is decerebrate?
- Decerebrate can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce decerebrate?
- Decerebrate is pronounced /dɪˈsɛɹəbɹət/ (UK).
Words near decerebrate in the dictionary
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