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decorticate

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de⋅cor⋅ti⋅cate

  [dee-kawr-ti-keyt]
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–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
1. to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from.
2. Surgery. to remove the cortex from (an organ or structure).
Origin:
1605–15; < L dēcorticātus (ptp. of dēcorticāre to peel), equiv. to dē- de- + corticātus having bark, shell; see corticate

Related forms:
de⋅cor⋅ti⋅ca⋅tor, noun
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de·cor·ti·cate   (dē-kôr'tĭ-kāt')   
tr.v.   de·cor·ti·cat·ed, de·cor·ti·cat·ing, de·cor·ti·cates

  1. To remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from; peel.

  2. To remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of (an organ or structure).


[Latin dēcorticāre, dēcorticāt- : dē-, de- + cortex, cortic-, bark, rind; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
de·cor'ti·ca'tion n., de·cor'ti·ca'tor n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1de·cor·ti·cate
Pronunciation: (')dE-'kort-&-"kAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -cat·ed;-cat·ing
: to remove all or part of the cortex from (as the brain)

Main Entry: 2de·cor·ti·cate
Pronunciation: -"kAt, -k&t
Function: adjective
: lacking a cortex and especially the cerebralcortex decorticate cats>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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