decerebration

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noun

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.

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Meanings

noundecerebration (countable and uncountable, plural decerebrations)

plural decerebrations

  1. countableuncountableThe 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.
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APA

decerebration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decerebration

MLA

“decerebration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decerebration. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decerebration,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decerebration.

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