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Decortication

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decortication /de·cor·ti·ca·tion/ (de-kor?ti-ka´shun)
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-kôrt-kshn)
n.
The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ or a structure.
de·corti·cate v.
Decortication
Surgical removal of the fibrous peel that covers the lungs in third-stage empyema.
Mentioned in: Empyema
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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