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   decortication
   [n] - removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
   Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=decortication
   
   
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   Decortication
   Operation to remove part of the outside layer of an organ, such as the brain, kidney or lung.
   Found op http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/utilities/glossary/index.htm?search=d
   
   
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   Decortication
   Decortication: Removal of part or all of the outer surface of an organ such as the lung, kidney, or brain.
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   Decortication
   De·cor`ti·ca'tion noun [ Latin decorticatio : confer French décortication .] The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat.
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/18
   
   
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   decortication
   Spontaneous flexion of the elbows with the legs extended. Accompanies severe damage to the contralateral cerebral hemisphere above the midbrain (for example stroke). The destruction of the cerebral cortex, usually due to anoxia, trauma or toxic insult, may proceed to decerebration (a more severe neu...
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   decortication
   noun removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
   Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=decortication
   
   
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   decortication
   (de-kor″tĭ-ka´shәn) removal of the outer covering from a plant, seed, or root. removal of portions of the cortex of a structure or organ, as of the brain, kidney, or lung. a surgical procedure to remove a residual clot or new scar tissue following a hemothorax or untreated empyema....
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
   
   
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   Decortication
   • (n.) The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat.
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   decortication
   Type: Term Pronunciation: dē′kōr-ti-kā′shŭn Definitions: 1. Removal of the cortex, or external layer, beneath the capsule from any organ or structure. 2. An operation for removal of the residual clot and/or newly organized scar tissue that forms after a hemothorax or ...
   Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=23082
   
   
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    decortication
    Removal of part or all of the external surface of an organ.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=D
    
    
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    decortication
    1) Operation 2) Removal of the outer covering of an organ or part 3) Surgery 4) Surgical operation 5) Surgical procedure 6) Surgical process
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/decortication/1
    
    

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