dehiscence

/dɪˈhɪsəns/

noun

  1. 1

    Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.

  2. 2

    A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.

  3. 3

    Opening, gaping, in a general sense.

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