1) Operation 2) Surgery 3) Surgical operation 4) Surgical procedure 5) Surgical process 6) Surgical removal procedure 7) Thoracic surgical procedure
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Decortication is a medical procedure involving the surgical removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ. The procedure is usually performed when the lung is covered by a thick, inelastic pleural peel restricting lung expansion. In a non-medical aspect, decortication is the removal of the bark, husk, or outer layer, or peel...
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• (n.) The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat.
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Removal of part or all of the external surface of an organ.
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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 neurologic state). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(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.
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De·cor`ti·ca'tion noun [ Latin
decorticatio : confer French
décortication .] The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat.
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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 neglected empyema.
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Decortication: Removal of part or all of the outer surface of an organ such as the lung, kidney, or brain.
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n] - removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
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Operation to remove part of the outside layer of an organ, such as the brain, kidney or lung.
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noun removal of the outer covering of an organ or part
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the act or process of decorticating. · the removal of the cortex, the enveloping membrane, or a fibrinous covering from an organ or structure.
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