excerebration

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noun

The act of removing a person's brains.

OriginLatin excerebratus →
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Meanings

nounexcerebration (countable and uncountable, plural excerebrations)

plural excerebrations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of removing a person's brains.

Origin

  1. Latinexcerebratus“deprived of brains”
  2. Englishexcerebration

From Latin excerebratus (“deprived of brains”), from ex (“out”) + cerebrum (“brain”).

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APA

excerebration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excerebration

MLA

“excerebration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excerebration. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excerebration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excerebration.

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