decorticate
Having had the cortex removedHaving had the cortex removed
/diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Having had the cortex removed
visually decorticate
Origin
The verb is first attested in 1611, the adjective in 1872; borrowed from Latin dēcorticātuThe verb is first attested in 1611, the adjective in 1872; borrowed from Latin dēcorticātus, perfect passive participle of dēcorticō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from dē- (“of, from”) + cortex (“bark”, oblique stem in cortic-) + -ō.
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