1. removes the cerebrum from (an animal) surgically, typically for experimental purposes
Usage: medical; scientific

Examples

• The researcher decerebrates the laboratory animal before conducting the neurological study.
• The procedure decerebrates the subject to isolate brainstem functions.
• Scientists decerebrate animals to study reflexes without higher brain interference.
• The veterinarian decerebrates the specimen for the comparative anatomy research.
• Laboratory protocol requires that one decerebrates the test subject under anesthesia.