/dee kawr'ti kay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act or process of decorticating.
2. Also, decortization /dee kawr'teuh zay"sheuhn/ . Surg. the removal of the cortex, the enveloping membrane, or a fibrinous covering from an organ or structure.
[ 1615-25; decortication- (s. of decorticatio ) the act of peeling off bark. See DECORTICATE, -ION ]