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Surgical removal of the cortex of an organ or part
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decortication
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Decortication is a medical procedure involving the surgical removal of the surface layer, membrane , or fibrous cover of an organ . The procedure is usually performed when the lung is covered by a thick, inelastic pleural peel restricting lung expansion. ...
WordNet
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n. removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decortication \De*cor`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. decorticatio: cf. F. d['e]cortication.] The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of anything
Usage examples of decortication.
Behemoth's fecundity, as we now understood, was inexhaustible, and, although the Tertiary demon's claws displayed a powerful vitality that seemed undiminished by their decortication, we could see where the swarm was beginning to gnaw chunks from the very bones themselves.