decerebrate
C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister
Describing an abnormal extensor posturing of the limbs that indicates severe brainstem injury.
The decerebrate posturing, with arms and legs rigidly extended, signalled ominous deterioration and brainstem compression.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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