decortication

[ dee-kawr-ti-key-shuh n ]

/ diˌkɔr tɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

noun

the act or process of decorticating.

Also de·cor·ti·za·tion

[dee-kawr-tuh-zey-shuh n] /diˌkɔr təˈzeɪ ʃən/. Surgery. the removal of the cortex, the enveloping membrane, or a fibrinous covering from an organ or structure.

Nearby words

decorative, decorative art, decorator, decorous, decorticate, decortication, decorum, decoupage, decouple, decoupling, decoy

Origin of decortication

1615–25; < Latin dēcorticātiōn- (stem of dēcorticātiō) the act of peeling off bark. See decorticate, -ion

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Examples from the Web for decortication

In the province of Ch-kiang, where I am now writing, decortication is effected in the field.
Three Years in Western China|Alexander Hosie
Since the plant is grown on rocky lands, the leaves may be cut and conveyed to the decortication plant at any season of the year.
The History of Cuba, vol. 5|Willis Fletcher Johnson
Decortication by steam having been effected, the work of M. Favier ceases, and the process is carried forward by M. Fremy.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 417|Various

Medicine definitions for decortication

decortication

[ dē-kôr′tĭ-kā′shən ]

n.

The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ or a structure.

Related forms

de•cor′ti•cate′ v.