decorticate

 
Pronunciation: /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • 1 technical remove the bark, rind, or husk from.
  • 2subject to surgical decortication.

adjective

Biology & Psychology
  • (of an animal) having had the cortex of the brain removed or separated.

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin decorticat- 'stripped of its bark', from the verb decorticare, from de- (expressing removal) + cortex, cortic- 'bark'