decorticate
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin dēcorticātus, past participle of dēcorticāre.
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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.
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- (remove bark): excorticate, delibrate
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Translations edit
peel or remove the bark, husk or outer layer from something
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surgically remove the surface layer
Adjective edit
decorticate (not comparable)
- Having had the cortex removed
- Synonym: decorticated
- visually decorticate
- having had the visual cortex removed
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Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
decorticate f pl
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decorticate f pl
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
decorticate
- inflection of decorticare:
Latin edit
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dēcorticāte
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Verb edit
decorticate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of decorticar combined with te