DEHISCE
dehisce
Verb
- To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, or pollen, or other contents, as the ripe pods of some plants.
- Anthers dehisce when the flower opens.
- To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.
- A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon whether some or all of the layers of tissue come open.
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