dehiscence

Etymology

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

noun

  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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