decorticate
[ dee-kawr-ti-keyt ]
/ diˈkɔr tɪˌkeɪt /
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 of decorticate
OTHER WORDS FROM decorticate
de·cor·ti·ca·tor, noun un·de·cor·ti·cat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby decorticate
decoration day,
decorative,
decorative art,
decorator,
decorous,
decorticate,
decortication,
decorum,
decoupage,
decouple,
decoupling
British Dictionary definitions for decorticate
decorticate
/ (diːˈkɔːtɪˌkeɪt) /
verb
(tr)
to remove the bark or some other outer layer from
surgery
to remove the cortex of (an organ or part)
Derived forms of decorticate
decortication, noun decorticator, nounWord Origin for decorticate
C17: from Latin
dēcorticāre, from
de- +
-corticāre, from
cortex bark