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Webster 1913 Edition
Dehisce
De-hisce′
,Verb.
I.
[L.
dehiscere
; de-
+ hiscere
to gape.] To gape; to open by dehiscence.
Definition 2024
dehisce
dehisce
English
Verb
dehisce (third-person singular simple present dehisces, present participle dehiscing, simple past and past participle dehisced)
- (intransitive, botany) To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content.
- Anthers dehisce when the flower opens.
- (intransitive, medicine) To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.
- A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon whether some or all of the layers of tissue come open.
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Translations
(botany) burst or split open
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(medicine) rupture or break open
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