decorticate
11decorticate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To remove the skin of: pare, peel, scale1, skin, strip1. See PUT ON …
12decorticate — de·cor·ti·cate || ‚diË kÉ”Ëtɪkeɪt v. husk; remove the peel …
13decorticate — [di: kɔ:tɪkeɪt] verb 1》 [often as adjective decorticated] technical remove the bark, rind, or husk from. 2》 remove the cortex from (an organ). Derivatives decortication noun Origin C17: from L. decorticat , decorticare to strip of bark …
14decorticate — de·cor·ti·cate …
15decorticate — de•cor•ti•cate [[t]diˈkɔr tɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from 2) srg to remove the cortex from surgically, as an organ or structure • Etymology: 1605–15; < L dēcorticātus, ptp. of dēcorticāre… …
16decorticate — /diˈkɔtəkeɪt/ (say dee kawtuhkayt) verb (t) (decorticated, decorticating) to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from. {Latin dēcorticātus, past participle} –decortication /dikɔtəˈkeɪʃən/ (say deekawtuh kayshuhn), noun –decorticator, noun …
17decorticate — v.t. v.t. divest of bark, peel, husk, skin, etc.; flay;, a. lacking such outer layer. ♦ decortication, ♦ decorticator, n …
18decorticate — v.tr. 1 remove the bark, rind, or husk from. 2 remove the outside layer from (the kidney, brain, etc.). Etymology: L decorticare decorticat (as DE , cortex icis bark) …
19decorticate posturing — see under rigidity …
20Decorticated — Decorticate De*cor ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decorticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorticating}.] [L. decorticatus, p. p. of decorticare to bark; de + cortex bark.] To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull.… …
