dehiscence
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[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Dehiscene_%28PSF%29.png/220px-Dehiscene_%28PSF%29.png)
Etymology
[edit]From New Latin dehiscentia (in Linnaeus), from Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscō. By surface analysis, dehisce + -ence.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]dehiscence (countable and uncountable, plural dehiscences)
- (botany) Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
- (medicine) A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
- (rare) Opening, gaping, in a general sense.
Translations
[edit](botany) opening of an organ by its own means
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(medicine) rupture
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(rare) opening, gaping