decerebrate

decerebrate /de·cer·e·brate/ (-ser´e-brat) 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.

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de·cer·e·brate (d-sr-brt, -brt)

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. (-brt)

To eliminate cerebral brain function in an animal by decerebration.

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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.

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decerebrate rigidity

rigid extension of the limbs as a result of decerebration; also occurs as a result of lesions in the upper brainstem.