decorticate
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin dēcorticātus, past participle of dēcorticō.
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
editdecorticate (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.
Synonyms
edit- (remove bark): excorticate, delibrate
Derived terms
editTranslations
editpeel or remove the bark, husk or outer layer from something
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surgically remove the surface layer
Adjective
editdecorticate (not comparable)
- Having had the cortex removed
- Synonym: decorticated
- visually decorticate
- having had the visual cortex removed
Italian
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editdecorticate f pl
Participle
editdecorticate f pl
Etymology 2
editVerb
editdecorticate
- inflection of decorticare:
Latin
editVerb
editdēcorticāte
Spanish
editVerb
editdecorticate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of decorticar combined with te
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