ALL meanings of decerebration
de·cer·e·brate
D d - verb with object decerebration Surgery. to remove the cerebrum. 1
- noun decerebration a decerebrated animal. 1
- noun decerebration a person who, because of brain injury, exhibits behavior characteristic of a decerebrated animal. 1
- noun decerebration The act of decerebrating; the elimination of cerebral brain function in an animal by removing the cerebrum, cutting across the brain stem, or severing certain arteries in the brain stem. 1