decortication

[ dee-kawr-ti-key-shuhn ]

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noun

the act or process of decorticating.
Also de·cor·ti·za·tion [] Surgery. the removal of the cortex, the enveloping membrane, or a fibrinous covering from an organ or structure.

1615–25; < Latin dēcorticātiōn- (stem of dēcorticātiō ) the act of peeling off bark. See decorticate, -ion

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