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de⋅hisce

  [di-his]
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–verb (used without object), -hisced, -hisc⋅ing.
to burst open, as capsules of plants; gape.
Origin:
1650–60; < L dēhiscere to gape, part, equiv. to dē- de- + hiscere to gape, yawn (hi(āre) to yawn + -scere inchoative suffix)
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de·hisce   (dĭ-hĭs')   
intr.v.   de·hisced, de·hisc·ing, de·hisc·es

  1. Botany To open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen, or other contents, as the ripe capsules or pods of some plants.

  2. Medicine To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.


[Latin dehīscere : dē-, de- + hīscere, to split, inchoative of hiāre, to be open.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·hisce
Pronunciation: di-'his
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: de·hisced; de·hisc·ing
: to undergo dehiscence
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dehisce de·hisce (dĭ-hĭs')
v. de·hisced, de·hisc·ing, de·hisc·es
To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.

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