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hemidecorticate

hemidecorticate adjective: lacking the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain.

Adjective

hemidecorticate (not comparable)

  1. Lacking the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain.

Origin of hemidecorticate

From hemi- + decorticate.

Questions about hemidecorticate

What does hemidecorticate mean?
Hemidecorticate means lacking the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain.
What part of speech is hemidecorticate?
Hemidecorticate is an adjective.

Words near hemidecorticate in the dictionary

  1. hemicystectomies
  2. hemicystectomy
  3. hemidactyl
  4. hemidactyline
  5. hemidactyls
  6. hemidecorticate
  7. hemidecorticated
  8. hemidecortication
  9. hemidecortications
  10. hemidecussate
  11. hemidecussation

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