decorticate | ||
1. | [ verb ] (medicine) remove the cortex of (an organ) | |
Related terms: | remove operation | |
2. | [ verb ] remove the outer layer of | |
Examples: | "decorticate a tree branch" |
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Related terms: | strip decortication | |
Similar spelling: |
decortication decorate decorated decorator desert_rat decorative Descartes decoratively |