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Dehisce

//dɪˈhɪs// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content. intransitive

    "Anthers dehisce when the flower opens."

  2. 2
    burst or split open wordnet
  3. 3
    To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound. intransitive

    "A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon whether some or all of the layers of tissue come open."

Etymology

From Latin de- + hisco (“to split”), from hiare (“to be open”); related to hiatus.

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