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decorticate

Pronunciation: /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/

Definition of decorticate

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'