decorticate

/diหหˆkษ”หtษชkeษชt/

IPA: /D IH0 K AO1 R T AH0 K EY0 T/

verb
  1. 1

    To peel or remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from something.

  2. 2

    To surgically remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ etc.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/decorticate