SINCE 1828
decorticate
transitive verb
de·cor·ti·cate
| \ (ˈ)dē-ˈkȯrt-ə-ˌkāt
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\
decorticated;
decorticating
Medical Definition of decorticate
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to remove all or part of the cortex from (as the brain)
decorticate
adjective
de·cor·ti·cate
| \ -ˌkāt
, -kət
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, -kət
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Medical Definition of decorticate (Entry 2 of 2)
: lacking a cortex and especially the cerebral cortex
experiments with decorticate cats
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