dehiscence

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You will find nothing but blunder and embarrassment result from any endeavour to enter into further particulars, such as "the relation of the dissepiment with respect to the valves of the capsule," etc., etc., since "in the various species of Veronica almost every kind of dehiscence may be observed" (C. under V. perfoliata, 1936, an Australian species).

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  1. noun Botany The spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents.
  2. noun Medicine A rupture or splitting open, as of a surgical wound, or of an organ or structure to discharge its contents.

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  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors of wound dehiscence and determine which of them can be reverted. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • Fifteen of these patients developed wound dehiscence. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • Preoperative assessment so as to identify and remove, if possible, these risk factors is essential, in order to minimize the incidence of wound dehiscence, which has a high death rate. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
  • "Postoperative respiratory failure" and "postoperative wound dehiscence" exhibited significant increases in sensitivity after modifications. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • We now look forward to further expansion of the NPTP portfolio with the planned introduction of Provena for the reduction of post surgical complications such as seroma, dehiscence and infection in high risk patients.
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  1. = French déhiscence = Italian deiscenza, from New Latin *dehiscentia, from Latin dehiscen(t-)s, dehiscent: see dehiscent.
 

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