Decerebration
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Decerebration is a noun meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
Word Forms
- decerebrations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decephalization, deculturization, decaudation, decel, decortification, decession.
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