noun🔗ShareOpening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents."The sudden dehiscence of the pea pod scattered the dried peas all over the garden. "organismplantbiologyseedanatomysciencenaturephysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid."After the surgery, the patient was worried when she noticed a dehiscence, where her incision had partially opened and was leaking fluid. "medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOpening, gaping, in a general sense."After the heavy rain, we noticed a large dehiscence in the old wooden fence, revealing the neighbor's garden. "medicinebiologyanatomyphysiologyplantgapChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
