decorticate – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
decorticate
v.
husk; remove the peel
Abnormal posturing
Abnormal posturing is an involuntary
flexion or
extension of the arms and legs, indicating severe
brain injury. It occurs when one set of
muscles becomes incapacitated while the opposing set is not, and an external
stimulus such as
pain causes the working set of muscles to contract. The posturing may also occur without a stimulus. Since posturing is an important indicator of the amount of damage that has occurred to the brain, it is used by medical professionals to measure the severity of a
coma with the
Glasgow Coma Scale (for adults) and the
Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (for infants).
decorticate
Verb
1. remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch"
(hypernym) strip
(derivation) decortication
2. remove the cortex of (an organ)
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(derivation) decortication
(classification) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
decorticare
v.
peel, decorticate, husk
Decorticate
(v. t.)
To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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