Definition of "decorticate"

decorticate

/diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present decorticates, present participle decorticating, simple past and past participle decorticated
1. (transitive) To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.
2. (transitive) To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.
adjective
not comparable
1. Having had the cortex removed