Dehiscence

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Dehiscence can refer to:

  • Dehiscence (botany) is the spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents.
  • Wound dehiscence is a previously closed wound reopening.
  • Superior canal dehiscence in which a new window opens up in the labyrinth of the inner ear, resulting in a form of vertigo.
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