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What is a decortication?

What is a decortication? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of anything
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In many centres video assisted thoracoscopic surgery is used routinely to accomplish decortication.
In the province of Ch-kiang, where I am now writing, decortication is effected in the field.
For optimal deawning and decortication, the APS threshing system is equipped with multi-level adjustment options and additional components.
The procedure is known as a decortication, and will require general anesthesia.
In commercial processing the leaves, sorted according to quality and length, are subjected to machine decortication, a crushing and scraping process that frees the fibre.
The fibres are usually freed from the stalk by retting but are sometimes obtained by decortication, a manual or mechanical peeling operation.

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