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decorticate
de·cor·ti·cate
[
dee káwrti kàyt
]
transitive verb
(
past and past participle
de·cor·ti·cat·ed
,
present participle
de·cor·ti·cat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
de·cor·ti·cates
)
Definition:
1.
botany
remove outer layer from plant:
to remove an outer layer such as bark, rind, or a husk from a plant or part of a plant
2.
surgery
surgically remove layer from organ:
to remove surgically the outer layer of an organ or structure such as the brain or kidney
adjective
Definition:
medicine
without cortex function:
describes a brain that has lost the function of its cerebral cortex as a result of disease or surgery
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
decorticat-
, past participle of
decorticare
<
cortex
(see
cortex
)
]
de·cor·ti·ca·tion
[
dee kàwrti káysh'n
]
noun
de·cor·ti·ca·tor
[
dee káwrti kàytər
]
noun
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de·cor·ti·ca·tion [ dee kàwrti káysh'n ] nounde·cor·ti·ca·tor [ dee káwrti kàytər ] noun
