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What does decerebration mean?

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Noun
  1. 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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On arrival in the hospital emergency department, examination revealed signs of decerebration with dilation of both pupils.
After partial decerebration, the thymic cortical and medullary compartments diminished markedly in size.
Using anaesthetics, analgesics, or decerebration for the purposes of experiments or scientific procedures itself brings the procedure within the regulatory framework.

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