decortication /de·cor·ti·ca·tion/ (de-kor″tĭ-ka´shun)
Decortication
decortication
1. removal of the outer covering from a plant, seed, or root.
2. removal of portions of the cortical substance of a structure or organ.
de·cor·ti·ca·tion (d -kôr t -k  sh n)n. The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ or a structure. de·cor ti·cate v. |
Decortication
Surgical removal of the fibrous peel that covers the lungs in third-stage empyema.
Mentioned in: Empyema
decortication
[dēkôr′tikā′shən]
Etymology: L, de + cortex, bark
(in medicine) the removal of portions of the cortex or surface layer of an organ or structure, such as the kidney, the brain, and the lung. decorticate, v., adj.
decortication, decortification
1. removal of the outer covering from a plant, seed or root.
2. removal of portions of the cortical substance of a structure or organ.
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