decorticate [dee-kawr -ti-keyt]
Word Origin
See more synonyms for decorticate on Thesaurus.com verb (used with object), de·cor·ti·cat·ed, de·cor·ti·cat·ing. to remove the bark, husk, or outer covering from. Surgery to remove the cortex from (an organ or structure). Show More
Origin of decorticate 1605–15; <
Latin dēcorticātus (past participle of
dēcorticāre to peel), equivalent to
dē- de- +
corticātus having bark, shell; see
corticate Related forms de·cor·ti·ca·tor , noun un·de·cor·ti·cat·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for decorticate (tr) to remove the bark or some other outer layer from surgery to remove the cortex of (an organ or part) Show More
Derived Forms decortication , noun decorticator , noun Word Origin for decorticate C17: from Latin dēcorticāre, from de- + -corticāre, from cortex bark
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Word Origin and History for decorticate v. 1610s, from Latin decorticatus , past participle of decorticare "to strip of bark," from de- (see de- ) + stem of cortex "bark of a tree" (see cortex ). Related: Decortication .
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