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decortication
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DECORTICATION
n.The act of stripping off bark or husk.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DECORTICATION
De *cor `ti *ca "tion, n. Etym: [L. decorticatio: cf. F. décortication.]
Defn: The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat.
New American Oxford Dictionary
decortication
de cor ti ca tion |dēˌkôrtiˈkāSHən diˈˌkɔrdəˈkeɪʃən | ▶noun the removal of the outer layer or cortex from a structure, esp. the lung, brain, or other organ. • Medicine the operation of removing fibrous scar tissue that prevents expansion of the lung. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin decorticatio (n- ), from decorticare ‘strip of bark ’ (see decorticate ).
Oxford Dictionary
decortication
de |cor ¦ti |ca ¦tion |dɪˌkɔːtɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the removal of the outer layer or cortex from a structure, especially the kidney, brain, or other organ. • Medicine the operation of removing fibrous scar tissue that prevents expansion of the lung.
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