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Definition of: decorticate
(di·kôr′tə·kāt) v.t. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing
1. To strip off the bark or outer coat of; peel; husk; hull.
2. To strip off a portion of the cortical substance of (the brain, kidney, etc.). [<L decorticatus, pp. of decorticare <de- down + cortex, corticis bark]
—de·cor′·ti·ca′tion n.
—de·cor′ti·ca′tor noun
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