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dehiscence

/dɪˈhɪsəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
de-his-cence
IPA
/dɪˈhɪsəns/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Opening, gaping, in a general sense.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin dehiscentia (in Linnaeus), from Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscō. By surface analysis, dehisce + -ence.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: dehiscentia, dehiscentem

Usage

Inflected Forms

dehiscences (plural)

Phrases

Killian's dehiscence

Questions

How do you pronounce dehiscence?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈhɪsəns/.
What does dehiscence mean?
Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
Where does dehiscence come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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