decerebration

de·cer·e·bra·tion

noun \(ˌ)dē-ˌser-ə-ˈbrā-shən\

Definition of DECEREBRATION

: loss of cerebral function (as from disease, trauma, or surgical cutting of the brain stem); also : removal of the cerebrum (as by surgery)

—de·cer·e·brate \(ˈ)dē-ˈser-ə-ˌbrāt\ transitive verb, de·cer·e·brat·ed de·cer·e·brat·ing