decortication
English Thesaurus
1. removal of the outer covering of an organ or part (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, |
| definition | : | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | decorticate, |
| definition | : | remove the cortex of (an organ) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | decorticate, |
| definition | : | remove the outer layer of (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | decorticate, |
| definition | : | remove the cortex of (an organ) (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | decorticate, |
| definition | : | remove the outer layer of (verb.contact) |
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