cerveau isole
(redirected from cerveau isolé)cer·veau i·so·lé
(ser-vō' ē-sō-lā'),An animal with its mesencephalon transected; it breathes spontaneously but is unresponsive, with abnormal pupils (usually dilated) and a continuous sleep pattern in the electroencephalogram. Compare: encéphale isolé.
[Fr. detached brain]
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cerveau isolé
An obsolete term for a decerebrate animal with the brain transected at the mesencephalon. The animal breathes spontaneously but is unresponsive to external stimuli and has dilated pupils; the EEG displays a continuous sleep pattern.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.