dehiscence

English

Etymology

From Modern Latin dehiscentia (in Linnaeus), from Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscere. More at dehisce.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈhɪsəns/

Noun

dehiscence (plural dehiscences)

  1. (botany) Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
  2. (medicine) A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
  3. (rare) Opening, gaping, in a general sense.

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