decorticate

de·cor·ti·cate  (d-kôrt-kt)

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).

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

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de·corti·cation n.

de·corti·cator n.

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decorticate [diːˈkɔːtɪˌkeɪt]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (tr) to remove the bark or some other outer layer from

2. (Medicine / Surgery) Surgery to remove the cortex of (an organ or part)

[from Latin dēcorticāre, from de- + -corticāre, from cortex bark]

decortication  n

decorticator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	decorticate - remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch" strip - remove the surface from; "strip wood"
	2.	decorticate - remove the cortex of (an organ) 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" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"