de-corticate

verb (used with object), de·cor·ti·cat·ed, de·cor·ti·cat·ing.

to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from.

Surgery. to remove the cortex from (an organ or structure).

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin dēcorticātus (past participle of dēcorticāre to peel), equivalent to dē- de- + corticātus having bark, shell; see corticate

Related forms

de·cor·ti·ca·tor, noun

un·de·cor·ti·cat·ed, adjective

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decorticate (diːˈkɔːtɪˌkeɪt)

—vb
1.	(tr) to remove the bark or some other outer layer from
2.	surgery to remove the cortex of (an organ or part)

[C17: from Latin dēcorticāre, from de- + -corticāre, from cortex bark]

decorti'cation

—n

de'corticator

—n

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decorticate

1610s, from L. decorticatus, pp. of decorticare "to strip of bark," from de- + stem of cortex "bark of a tree."

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