DECORTICATION
- The removal of the outer layer or cortex from a structure, esp. the lung, brain, or other organ
- The operation of removing fibrous scar tissue that prevents expansion of the lung
- the act of removing the outer coverings (as bark or husks) from something (as fiber or seed) [n -S]
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