dehisce

/dษชหˆhษชs/

IPA: /D EH1 HH IH0 S/

verb
  1. 1

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

    โ€œAnthers dehisce when the flower opens.โ€

  2. 2

    To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.

    โ€œA surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon whether some or all of the layers of tissue come open.โ€

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