Decorticate Definition

dē-kôrtĭ-kāt
decorticated, decorticates, decorticating
verb
To remove the bark, husk, or peel from.
Webster's New World
To remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of (an organ or structure).
American Heritage
To remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ or structure.
American Heritage Medicine
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Origin of Decorticate

  • Latin dēcorticāre dēcorticāt- dē- de- cortex cortic- bark, rind sker-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • de- +‎ corticate

    From Wiktionary

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