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Definition of Decollated
1. a. Decapitated; worn or cast off in the process of growth, as the apex of certain univalve shells.
Definition of Decollated
1. Verb. (past of decollate) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Decollated
1. decollate [v] - See also: decollate
Medical Definition of Decollated
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Decollated
Literary usage of Decollated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports on the Progress of Zoology and Botany, 1841, 1842 by Ray Society (1845)
"M. glans ; longish ; smooth ; decollated ; two whorls ; mouth bluish : Java. ...
M. testudinaria; smooth ; decollated at the point; yellowish with black ..."
2. Structural and Systematic Conchology: An Introduction to the Study of the by George Washington Tryon (1882)
"decollated Shells. It frequently happens that as spiral shells become adult they
cease to occupy the upper part of their cavity; the space thus vacated ..."
3. The New York Medical Times (1896)
".After making a large costal resection, the lung may be at once explored through
the decollated pleura, and if this process yields nothing, recourse can ..."
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