Meaning dehiscence
What does dehiscence mean? Here you find 7 meanings of the word dehiscence. You can also add a definition of dehiscence yourself
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dehiscenceAny opening in a wound from surgery
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dehiscence1828, from Modern Latin dehiscentia, from dehiscentem (nominative dehiscens), present participle of dehiscere "to gape, open, split down" (of the earth, etc.), from de- (see de-) + hiscere, [..]
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dehiscenceIn fruit, spontaneous shattering of the ripe fruit to disperse the seeds. In pollen, the opening of the anther to release the pollen or to expose the ripe pollen to pollinators.
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dehiscenceOpening naturally and regularly along lines of weakness; in fruits, opening along sutures to release seeds.
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dehiscence(French : déhiscence) The formation of a fissure.
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dehiscence(n) (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open o [..]
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dehiscencePathologic process consisting of a partial or complete disruption of the layers of a surgical wound.
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