decorticate
English
Etymology
de- + corticate
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/
Verb
decorticate (third-person singular simple present decorticates, present participle decorticating, simple past and past participle decorticated)
- (transitive) To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
- (transitive) To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.
Derived terms
- decorticated
- decortication
- hemidecorticate
Translations
peel or remove the bark, husk or outer layer from something
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surgically remove the surface layer
Italian
Adjective
decorticate f pl
- feminine plural of decorticato
Verb
decorticate
- second-person plural present indicative of decorticare
- second-person plural imperative of decorticare
- feminine plural of decorticato
Latin
Verb
decorticāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of decorticō