decerebrate

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de retirer le cerveau ou une partie de celui-ci, ou de le réduire à un état de mort cérébrale ; souvent employé dans un contexte médical ou physiologique.

A verb used to indicate the act of removing the cerebrum or brain, or rendering brain-dead; often used in medical or physiological contexts.

1. C2formalmedical

   To surgically remove the cerebrum from a human or animal body, often used in experimental contexts.

   Décérébrer

   • The procedure to decerebrate the animal was performed under strict ethical guidelines.
   • In historical experiments, scientists would decerebrate specimens to study brain functions.
   • The surgeon explained the risks of attempting to decerebrate a human subject.