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decerebrizing

decerebrizing is the present participle and gerund of decerebrize.

Meaning of decerebrize

Verb

decerebrize (third-person singular simple present decerebrizes, present participle decerebrizing, simple past and past participle decerebrized)

  1. Synonym of decerebrate.
    • Decerebrize a frog by clipping the spinal cord at a point near the brain; with a heavy pin fasten the frog to a wall, and touch, say, his right thigh with a piece of blotting paper soaked with acetic acid; the frog will move the right leg […]1938, Albert Clayton Reid, Elements of psychology: an introduction, page 255
    Synonyms:
    decerebrate

Questions about decerebrizing

What is decerebrizing the present participle and gerund of?
Decerebrizing is the present participle and gerund of decerebrize.

Words near decerebrizing in the dictionary

  1. decerebrations
  2. decerebrise
  3. decerebrize
  4. decerebrized
  5. decerebrizes
  6. decerebrizing
  7. decern
  8. decerned
  9. decerneth
  10. decerning
  11. decerniture

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