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de·cor·ti·cate
 decorticate
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- pronunciation:
- di
kor
t
keIt
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
decorticates, decorticating, decorticated |
| definition 1: |
to husk, debark, or peel.
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| definition 2: |
to remove the cortex from (an organ).
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| related words: |
skin |
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| derivations: |
decortication (n.), decorticator (n.) |
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