Definition of Dehiscence

the splitting or bursting open of something (especially a wound or pod.)

Examples of Dehiscence in a sentence

Once the fruit was mature, dehiscence happened naturally, and the contents of the pod spilled all over the ground.  

Dehiscence happens in flowering plants during the reproduction time in which buds begin to spilt open and empty their contents.  

Uterine rupture after a c-section is a rare occurrence, but dehiscence (bursting) of a uterine surgery scar isn’t unheard of.  

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