dehiscent
Meaning
- Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid
- Which dehisces or presents dehiscence
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈhɪsənt/
Etymology
From Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscō (“I divide, split open, gape”), from hiscō (“I yawn, gape”).
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