decerebrate /de·cer·e·brate/ (-ser´ĕ-brāt) to eliminate cerebral function by transecting the brain stem or by ligating the common carotid arteries and basilar artery at the center of the pons; an animal so prepared, or a brain-damaged person with similar neurologic signs.
decerebrate
de·cer·e·brate (d -s r  -br t , -br t)adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an individual who has suffered a brain injury that results in neurological function comparable to that resulting from decerebration of an animal. v. (-br t) To eliminate cerebral brain function in an animal by decerebration. |
decerebrate
[dēser′əbrāt]
1 lacking a cerebrum.
2 lacking neural communication between the cerebrum and lower portions of the central nervous system.
decerebrate
to eliminate cerebral function by transecting the brainstem or by ligating the common carotid arteries and basilar artery at the center of the pons; an animal so prepared, or a brain-damaged animal with similar neurological signs.
decerebrate rigidity
rigid extension of the limbs as a result of decerebration; also occurs as a result of lesions in the upper brainstem.
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