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decerebrate
(de|cere|brate)
Pronunciation:
/diːˈsɛrɪbreɪt/
verb
[
with object
]
(usually as adjective
decerebrated
)
Biology
remove the cerebrum from (a laboratory animal):
a decerebrated frog loses the power to learn by experience
Derivatives
decerebration
noun
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