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PRONUNCIATION OF DECORTICATION

decortication  [diːˌkɔːtɪˈkeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECORTICATION

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determiner
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Decortication is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DECORTICATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

decortication

Decortication

Decortication is a medical procedure involving the surgical removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ. The procedure is usually performed when the lung is covered by a thick, inelastic pleural peel restricting lung expansion. In a non-medical aspect, decortication is the removal of the bark, husk, or outer layer, or peel of an object. It may also be done in the treatment of chronic laryngitis.

Definition of decortication in the English dictionary

The definition of decortication in the dictionary is the act or process of decorticating something.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECORTICATION


allocation
ˌæləˈkeɪʃən
application
ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃən
authentication
ɔːˌθentɪˈkeɪʃən
certification
ˌsɜːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
classification
ˌklæsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
communication
kəˌmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃən
dedication
ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
education
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃən
identification
aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
indication
ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən
location
ləʊˈkeɪʃən
medication
ˌmɛdɪˈkeɪʃən
modification
ˌmɒdɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
notification
ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
publication
ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən
qualification
ˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
relocation
ˌriːləʊˈkeɪʃən
specification
ˌspɛsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən
vacation
vəˈkeɪʃən
verification
ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECORTICATION

decor
decorate
Decorated architecture
Decorated style
decorating
decoration
decorative
decorative art
decoratively
decorativeness
decorator
decorous
decorously
decorousness
decorticate
decorticator
decorum
decoupage
decouple
decoupler

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECORTICATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
association
citation
combination
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of decortication in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decortication» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECORTICATION

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The translations of decortication from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decortication» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

剥脱术
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

decorticación
570 millions of speakers

English

decortication
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

decortication
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقشير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

декортикация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

decortication
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

decortication
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décortication
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penguraian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Entholzung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

剥皮術
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

박피술
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decortication
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bóc vỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல்தோல் நீக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विकृतकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dekortikasyondan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decorticazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

łuszczenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

декортикация
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decorticare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποφλοίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dekortisering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decortication
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

decortication
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decortication

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECORTICATION»

The term «decortication» is normally little used and occupies the 115.710 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECORTICATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decortication

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECORTICATION»

Discover the use of decortication in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decortication and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pediatric Thoracic Surgery
Decortication of an organized empyema carries a significant morbidity from bleeding and air leaks.27,129–131 Decortication requires removal of the thickened fibrous parietal peel and sharp dissection to remove the visceral peel encasing the ...
D.H. Parikh, David Crabbe, Alex Auldist, 2009
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Pleural Diseases
Video-Assisted Thoracoscopy with Lysis of Adhesions and/or Decortication One option for the patient with an incompletely drained parapneumonic effusion is VATS. Although medical thoracoscopy is occasionally used in this situation, VATS is ...
Richard W. Light, 2007
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General Thoracic Surgery
Unlike parietal decortication, the plane of visceral decortication lies between the visceral pleura and the fibrous peel. The plane of dissection is initiated with a blunt spatula-type instrument. The peel is firmly grasped and gentle traction applied.
Thomas W. Shields, Joseph LoCicero, Carolyn E. Reed, 2009
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Distraction Osteogenesis of the Facial Skeleton
B, Decortication prior to grafting with dehiscences and fenestrations outlined. C, D, Absence of dehiscences and fenestrations 7.5 years after Periodontally Accelerated Osteogenic Orthodontics decortication and grafting. Reproduced with ...
William H. Bell, César A. Guerrero, 2007
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Essential Urologic Laparoscopy: The Complete Clinical Guide
Santiago and colleagues reviewed their series of 35 patients with Bosniak II and III cysts who underwent laparoscopic cyst decortication. Among these patients, five (14.5%) were found to have renal cell carcinoma, of whom, four underwent ...
Stephen Y. Nakada, Sean Hedican, 2009
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Town Creek Indian Mound: A Native American Legacy
Decortication Flakes" Processual Flakes Square Rhyolite Carolina Beta Rhyolite Carolina Beta Porphyry Slate Quartz Rhyolite Porphyry Slate Quartz Rhyolite Other Total " n/n = primary decortication / secondary decortication (rather than ...
Joffre Lanning Coe, 1995
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Surgical atlas of external rhinoplasty: decortication approach
Preoperative conditions/anesthesia/fundamental surgical technique/the nasal septum/special situations/complications.
Slobodan B. Jugo, 1995
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Infectious Diseases in Critical Care Medicine
Sixty-three patients (83%) were treated with thoracoscopic drainage ± decortication alone. Thirteen patients (17%) required subsequent thoracotomy for decortication. They conclude that VATS is highly successful in the early management of ...
Burke A. Cunha, 1998
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Quirigua Reports II: Papers 6-15
Decortication flakes are flakes which carry some cortex (the natural outside surface of the original obsidian nodule) on their dorsal surfaces. No intent is implied by the term, that is, the claim is not made here that a decortication flake was ...
Edward Schortman, Patricia Urban, 1983
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Oxford American Handbook of Anesthesiology
Procedure Surgical removal of pus (empyema) and organized thick fibrinous pleural membrane (decortication) Time Drainage 20–40 min; decortication 2–3 hr Pain +++/+++++ Position Lateral decubitus for thoracotomy Blood Loss Simple ...
Department of Anesthesiology Penn State University Patrick M. McQuillan Professor, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECORTICATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decortication is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hemp, Inc. Releases Video Update on Its Decortication Plant in …
The transformer is needed to get the 3-phase power that is required of the decortication plant. The video also shows the shareholders exactly ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
2
North Carolina - Home to Hemp, Inc.b
Our commercial decortication plant in Spring Hope, North Carolina will ... that houses the decortication line, has additional available space to ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
3
Will Hemp Inc ( OTCMKTS:HEMP) Fall Below 1 Cent?
Getting hemp legalized in North Caroline is of extreme importance to the company because their decortication facility is located in the state. «HotStocked, Jul 15»
4
Trader's Buzz - ORGANIGRAM (OGRMF), Hemp (HEMP), Earth …
Hemp Inc (OTCMKTS:HEMP)'s decortication line was featured in the June issue of Freedom Leaf magazine, the multi-media industry magazine ... «Techsonian, Jul 15»
5
FDA backs GE safflower derived meal as safe for feed
Even partial decortication, she said, can improve the feeding value of safflower meal. “Decorticated safflower meal is high in protein and low ... «FeedNavigator.com, Jun 15»
6
Hemp Inc (OTCMKTS:HEMP) Goes Silent, Stock Continues to Slide
... at HEMP's facility in North Carolina which meant that after several delays the reassembly of the Temafa decortication line could finally begin. «HotStocked, Jun 15»
7
Stocks Roundup: Hemp Inc (HEMP), Sberbank Rossii OAO – ADR …
Stamford, Connecticut – June 26, 2015 – (Techsonian) – Hemp Inc (OTCMKTS:HEMP) decortication line was featured in the June issue of ... «Techsonian, Jun 15»
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Hemp Inc (OTCMKTS:HEMP) CEO Presents His View On Hemp …
The CEO proudly claimed that Hemp is front row and center as company's decortication plant is all set to process raw hemp as soon as the ... «Journal Transcript, Jun 15»
9
Marijuana Sector Continues to Offer Revenue Potential …
Hemp, Inc.'s (OTC: HEMP) decortication line was featured in the June issue of Freedom Leaf magazine, the multi-media industry magazine ... «CNNMoney, Jun 15»
10
Earth Science (ETST), Greengro (GRNH), American Green (ERBB …
Hemp Inc (OTCMKTS:HEMP) reported that its decortication line was featured in the June issue of Freedom Leaf magazine, the multi-media ... «Techsonian, Jun 15»

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