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de·cor·ti·cate (d

-kôr

-k

)

tr.v. de·cor·ti·cat·ed, de·cor·ti·cat·ing, de·cor·ti·cates

1. To remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from; peel.

2. To remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of (an organ or structure).

[Latin dcorticre, dcortict- : d-, de- + cortex, cortic-, bark, rind; see sker-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

de·corti·cation n.

de·corti·cator n.

decortication

the process of stripping off or removing the cortex or outer layer.

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decortication - removal of the outer covering of an organ or part

surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"

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decortication (redirected from Cerebral decortication)

decortication
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