decorticate
1. remove the outer layer of - decorticate a tree branch • Derivationally related forms: decortication • Hypernyms: strip • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 2. remove the cortex of (an organ) • Derivationally related forms: decortication • Topics: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process • Hypernyms: remove, take, take away, withdraw • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something
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