decorticate vs surgical procedure

decorticate is not a noun while surgical procedure is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decorticate	No	No	Yes	No
surgical procedure	Yes	No	No	No

decorticate (noun)	surgical procedure (noun)
	a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body

decorticate (verb)	surgical procedure (verb)
remove the cortex of (an organ)
remove the outer layer of