| VERB | contact | decorticate | remove the outer layer of |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | decorticate | remove the cortex / cortex of (an organ) |
| Meaning | Remove the outer layer of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "decorticate a tree branch" | |
| Broader | strip | Remove the surface from |
| Nouns | decortication | removal of the outer covering of an organ or part |
| Meaning | Remove the cortex / cortex of (an organ) . | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
| Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
| Nouns | decortication | removal of the outer covering of an organ or part |
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