Medical term:
decortication
decortication
[de-kor″tĭ-ka´shun]1. removal of the outer covering from a plant, seed, or root.
2. removal of portions of the cortex of a structure or organ, as of the brain, kidney, or lung.
3. 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
(dē'kōr-ti-kā'shŭn),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.
[L. decortico, pp. -atus, to deprive of bark, fr. de, from, + cortex, rind, bark]
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de·cor·ti·ca·tion
(dē-kōr'ti-kā'shŭn)1. Removal of the cortex, or external layer, beneath the capsule from any organ or structure.
2. An operation to remove a clot and scar tissue that formed after a hemothorax or neglected empyema.
[L. decortico, pp. -atus, to deprive of bark, fr. de, from, + cortex, rind, bark]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
decortication
Removal of the outer covering (CORTEX) of an organ.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Decortication
Surgical removal of the fibrous peel that covers the lungs in third-stage empyema.
Mentioned in: Empyema
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
de·cor·ti·ca·tion
(dē-kōr'ti-kā'shŭn)Removal of the cortex, or external layer, beneath the capsule from any organ or structure.
[L. decortico, pp. -atus, to deprive of bark, fr. de, from, + cortex, rind, bark]
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