Dehiscence
WordNet
noun
(1) (biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From Modern Latin dehiscentia (in Linnaeus), from dehiscentem, present participle of dehiscere.
Noun
- Opening, gaping, in a general sense.
- The bursting of seed-pods, capsules etc.
- A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.