1) Organic phenomenon
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[botany] Dehiscence is the splitting at maturity along a built-in line of weakness in a plant structure in order to release its contents, and is common among fruits, anthers and sporangia. Sometimes this involves the complete detachment of a part. Structures that open in this way are said to be dehiscent. Structures that do not open in this...
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• (n.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening of pods, or the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to emit seeds, etc.; also, the bursting open of follicles, as in the ovaries of animals, for the expulsion of their contents. • (n.) The act of gaping.Dehiscence: words i...
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(from the article `Fabales`) ...however, also can be found in other plant families. It is the pistil, or gynoecium, of the Fabales that is unique. The single carpel develops into ... Simple dry fruits are either dehiscent or indehiscent. They are dehiscent if the pericarp splits open at maturity and releases the seeds or ... [2 relat...
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A premature bursting open or splitting along natural or surgical suture lines. A complication of surgery that occurs secondary to poor wound healing. Risk factors include diabetes, advanced age, obesity and trauma during the post-surgical period. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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(de·his·cence) (de-his´ins) a splitting open. wound dehiscence separation of the layers of a surgical wound.
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a splitting open (e.g. of a surgical wound)
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(a)Implant Dehiscence, a splitting open, a break in the covering epithelium leaving an isolated area
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De·his'cence noun [ Confer French
déhiscence .]
1. The act of gaping.
2. (Biol.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening of pods, or the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to emit seeds, etc.; also, t...
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The method or process of opening of a seed- pod or anther.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: dē-his′ents Definitions: 1. A bursting open, splitting, or gaping along natural or sutured lines.
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Breakdown of healing at a wound or suture site.
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n] - (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue
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dehiscence 1. The spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure; such as, a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents. 2. The release of materials by the splitting open of an organ or tissue. 3. The natural bursting open of capsules, fruits, anthers, etc., for the discharge of their contents. 4. A rupture, bursting open, or sp...
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noun (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 of a surgically closed wound
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Latin de = away, hiscere = to gape, hence, a separation, a splitting away.
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the release of materials by the splitting open of an organ or tissue. · the natural bursting open of capsules, fruits, anthers, etc., for the discharge of their contents. · the bursting open of a surgically closed wound.
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