decorticate

1. To remove the bark, husk, or outer layer from; peel.
2. To remove the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of (an organ or structure).

[Latin dēcorticāre, dēcorticāt- : dē-, de- + cortex, cortic-, bark, rind.]

verb

To remove the skin of: pare, peel, scale, skin, strip. See put on/take off.

The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: remove the outer layer of

Meaning #2: surgically remove the cortex of (an organ)