decerebrate

de·cer·e·brate  (d-sr-brt)

tr.v. de·cer·e·brat·ed, de·cer·e·brat·ing, de·cer·e·brates

To eliminate cerebral brain function in (an animal) by removing the cerebrum, cutting across the brain stem, or severing certain arteries in the brain stem, as for purposes of experimentation.

adj. also (-brt)

1. Deprived of cerebral function, as by having the cerebrum removed.

2. Resulting from or as if from decerebration: decerebrate rigidity; decerebrate movements.

3. Lacking intelligence or reason.

n. also (-brt)

A decerebrate animal or person.

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de·cere·bration n.

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decerebrate

vb [diːˈsɛrɪˌbreɪt]

(Medicine / Surgery) (tr) to remove the brain or a large section of the brain or to cut the spinal cord at the level of the brain stem of (a person or animal)

n [diːˈsɛrɪbrɪt]

(Medicine) a decerebrated individual

[from de- + cerebro- + -ate¹]

decerebration  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

decerebrate - remove the cerebrum from (a human body) surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School" get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"