脊せき髄ずいネコ

noun

spinal cat; spinalized cat

A cat whose spinal cord has been surgically transected, used in neuroscience research to study locomotion and reflexes.

See also: 脊髄切断 (せきずいせつだん)

• 脊せき髄ずいネコは、脊せき髄ずい切せつ断だん後ごもトレッドミル上じょうで歩ほ行こう様ようの運うん動どうを示しめす。

  Spinal cats exhibit walking-like movements on a treadmill even after spinal cord transection.