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Meaning of dehiscence | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
dɪˈhɪsəns

Definitions

  1. Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
  2. A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
  3. Opening, gaping, in a general sense.

Equivalents

Català dehiscència
Español dehiscencia
Français déhiscence
Italiano deiscenza
日本語 縫合不全 裂開
Nederlands dehiscentie
Português deiscência
Română dehiscență

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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