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scis⋅sure

  [sizh-er, sish-]
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–noun Archaic.
a longitudinal cleft or opening.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME (< MF); < L scissūra, equiv. to sciss(us) (ptp. of scindere to cut) + -ūra -ure
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scis·sure   (sĭzh'ər, sĭsh'-)   
n.   Anatomy
A split or opening in an organ or part.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin scissūra, from scissus, past participle of scindere, to split; see scission.]
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scissure scis·sure (sĭzh'ər, sĭsh'-)
n.
A split or opening in an organ or part.

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