decorticate
transitive verb
de·cor·ti·cate
| \ (ˈ)dē-ˈkȯrt-ə-ˌkāt
\
\
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
\
, -kət
\
Medical Definition of decorticate (Entry 2 of 2)
: lacking a cortex and especially the cerebral cortex
experiments with decorticate cats
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“Decorticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/decorticate. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.
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