Dehiscence

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪˈhɪsÉ™ns/

Origin

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

Full definition of dehiscence

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.