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dehiscent.

Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪˈhɪsənt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e., a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.

  2. Which dehisces or presents dehiscence.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin dehīscentem, present participle of dehīscō (“to divide, split open, gape”), from hīscō (“to yawn, gape”).

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