morte cerebral

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• morte-cerebral (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of morte (“death”) +‎ cerebral (“cerebral”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʁ.t͡ʃi se.ɾeˈbɾaw/ [ˈmɔh.t͡ʃi se.ɾeˈbɾaʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʁ.t͡ʃi se.ɾeˈbɾaw/ [ˈmɔh.t͡ʃi se.ɾeˈbɾaʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɾ.t͡ʃi se.ɾeˈbɾaw/ [ˈmɔɾ.t͡ʃi se.ɾeˈbɾaʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔʁ.t͡ʃi se.ɾeˈbɾaw/ [ˈmɔχ.t͡ʃi se.ɾeˈbɾaʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɻ.te se.ɾeˈbɾaw/ [ˈmɔɻ.te se.ɾeˈbɾaʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɾ.tɨ sɨ.ɾɨˈbɾal/ [ˈmɔɾ.tɨ sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾaɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɾ.tɨ sɨ.ɾɨˈbɾal/ [ˈmɔɾ.tɨ sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾaɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɾ.tɨ sɨ.ɾɨˈbɾa.li/ [ˈmɔɾ.tɨ sɨ.ɾɨˈβɾa.li]

Noun

morte cerebral f (plural mortes cerebrais)

1. (medicine) brain death (irreversible cessation of brain activity)