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de·cer·e·brate
 decerebrate
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- pronunciation:
- di
se
r
breIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
decerebrates, decerebrating, decerebrated |
| definition: |
to separate the brain from the spinal cord of (a person or animal), as by surgery.
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
of or pertaining to one suffering loss of cerebral functions, as through severing of the spinal cord.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one that has been decerebrated.
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| derivation: |
decerebration (n.) |
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