noun
decerebrate rigidity
Medical term for a specific type of abnormal posturing seen in severe brain injury, characterized by rigid extension of the limbs.
重度の脳損傷では除脳硬直がみられることがある。
Decerebrate rigidity may be observed in severe brain injury.
Compound of 除脳 (decerebration) + 硬直 (rigidity). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a modern medical coinage.