Associations to the word «Decorticate»
Wiktionary
DECORTICATE, verb. (transitive) To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
DECORTICATE, verb. (transitive) To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.
Dictionary definition
DECORTICATE, verb. Remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch".
DECORTICATE, verb. Remove the cortex of (an organ).
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