English-Finnish translations for dehisce

Definition of dehisce

• To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content
• To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound

Examples

• Anthers dehisce when the flower opens
• A surgical wound may partially or completely dehisce after surgery, depending upon whether some or all of the layers of tissue come open

Related words

• indehiscent
• dehiscent
• dehiscence
• indehiscence