decerebration

de·cer·e·brate

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb dee-ser-uh-breyt; noun dee-ser-uh-breyt, -brit]
- /verb diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt; noun diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt, -brɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb dee-ser-uh-breyt; noun dee-ser-uh-breyt, -brit]
- /verb diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt; noun diˈsɛr əˌbreɪt, -brɪt/

Definitions of decerebration word

verb with object decerebration Surgery. to remove the cerebrum. 1
noun decerebration a decerebrated animal. 1
noun decerebration a person who, because of brain injury, exhibits behavior characteristic of a decerebrated animal. 1
noun decerebration The act of decerebrating; the elimination of cerebral brain function in an animal by removing the cerebrum, cutting across the brain stem, or severing certain arteries in the brain stem. 1

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Origin of decerebration

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; de- + cerebr- + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Decerebration

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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decerebration popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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