Meaning of spinalize | Babel Free

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To surgically separate the spinal cord of (an animal) from the brain.

transitive

Examples

“Such procedures may involve⟳ surgically separating the spinal cord from the brain. In this case, the animal is called spinalized or a spinal preparation. If we assume⟳ that every volitional act comes from the brain, then in a spinalized animal all muscle reactions to external stimuli are apparently reflexes, because signals from the brain cannot reach⟳ the spinal cord.”

“An injury that results in complete⟳ spinal transection at the thoracic or cervical level has the same effect as the surgical procedure used to spinalize animals for use⟳ in experiments.”

“This conceptual experiment⟳ can be physically demonstrated by decerebrating or spinalizing an animal and using a neuromuscular blockade or deafferentiation to remove⟳ rhythmic sensory feedback.”

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