Found 2 items, similar to dehiscence.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: dehiscence dehiscence n : (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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dehiscence Dehiscence \De*his"cence\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]hiscence.] 1. The act of gaping. [1913 Webster] 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, the bursting open of follicles, as in the ovaries of animals, for the expulsion of their contents. [1913 Webster]