decortication
/diːˌkɔːtɪˈkeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the removal of the outer layer or cortex from a structure, especially the kidney, brain, or other organ去皮, 外皮剥除, 皮质剥除。
1.1
- Medicine, chiefly Brit. the operation of removing fibrous scar tissue that prevents expansion of the lung【医】〈主英〉胸膜外纤维层剥除术。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin decorticatio（n-）, from decorticare 'strip of bark' （see DECORTICATE）.