Verb: decorticate dee'kor-tu,keyt
- Remove the outer layer of
"decorticate a tree branch"
- Remove the cortex of (an organ)
"They had to decorticate the adrenal gland to access the tumour"
Derived forms: decorticated, decorticating, decorticates
Type of: remove, strip, take, take away, withdraw
Encyclopedia: Decorticate