The meaning of Decorticate

Decorticate – definition

verb
Remove the bark, rind, or husk from.
Usage examples:
Tamarind seeds were cleaned, roasted, decorticated, and pulverized
verb
Subject to surgical decortication.
Usage examples:
An area 13 mm wide by 25 mm long was gently decorticated.

adjective
Having had the cortex of the brain removed or separated.
Usage examples:
The terminal illness is characterised by deep coma and decerebrate or decorticate posturing.

Decorticate translation into English

Decorticate: translate from English into Chinese

剥皮, 揭幕

Decorticate: translate from English into Dutch

Versieren, Ontschorsen

Decorticate: translate from English into French

Décortiquer

Decorticate: translate from English into German

Verzieren

Decorticate: translate from English into Hindi

उतारना, विवल्कन, उधेड़ना, उकेलना, छाल उतारना, छीलना, छाल निकालना, निर्वल्कन

Decorticate: translate from English into Italian

Decorticare

Decorticate: translate from English into Korean

꾸미다, ...의 껍질을 벗기다, ...의 나무를 벗기다

Decorticate: translate from English into Russian

Отделывать, Сдирать

Decorticate: translate from English into Spanish

Decorticar

Word origin

early 17th century: from Latin decorticat- ‘stripped of its bark’, from the verb decorticare, from de- (expressing removal) + cortex, cortic- ‘bark’.

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Decorticate – similar words

decortication

noun
The removal of the outer layer or cortex from a structure, especially the kidney, brain, or other organ.
Usage examples:
The procedure is known as a decortication, and will require general anesthesia.

All meanings and translations of Decortication

decorticating

verb
Remove the bark, rind, or husk from.
Usage examples:
Tamarind seeds were cleaned, roasted, decorticated, and pulverized

adjective
Having had the cortex of the brain removed or separated.
Usage examples:
The terminal illness is characterised by deep coma and decerebrate or decorticate posturing.

All meanings and translations of Decorticating

decorticated

verb
Remove the bark, rind, or husk from.
Usage examples:
Tamarind seeds were cleaned, roasted, decorticated, and pulverized

adjective
Having had the cortex of the brain removed or separated.
Usage examples:
The terminal illness is characterised by deep coma and decerebrate or decorticate posturing.

All meanings and translations of Decorticated

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