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Definition of Decorticated

Decorticated
Decorticate De*cor"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Decorticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decorticating.] [L. decorticatus, p. p. of decorticare to bark; de- + cortex bark.] To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull. ``Great barley dried and decorticated.' --Arbuthnot.

Meaning of Decorticated from wikipedia

- medical emergency requiring immediate medical attention. Decerebrate and decorticate posturing are strongly ****ociated with poor outcome in a variety of conditions...
- Manually decorticated trunk of a spruce as protection to bark beetles...
- There are often two stereotypical postures seen in comatose patients. Decorticate posturing is a stereotypical posturing in which the patient has arms...
- latitudes. Hypocrea species are most frequently found on bark or on decorticated wood but many species grow on bracket fungi (e.g. H. pulvinata), Exidia...
- linear or flamed shaped hemorrhages. The disrupted brainstem can lead to decorticate posture, respiratory center depression and death. Other possibilities...
- movements Abnormal extension (decerebrate posture) Abnormal flexion (decorticate posture) Flexion / Withdrawal from painful stimuli Moves to localise...
- 0.8 to 1.4 cm and a weight of 1.1–1.4 g. After lotus seeds have been decorticated and peeled, they are edible and rich in nutrients and can be dried for...
- 750 m (5,740 ft). Here, in an oak forest, it was found growing on a decorticated (barkless) part of alligator juniper (Juniperus deppeana). Most collections...
- pain (decerebrate response) Abnormal flexion to pain for an infant (decorticate response) Infant withdraws from pain Infant withdraws from touch Infant...
- A partly decorticated hemp straw...