(n.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening of pods, or the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to emit seeds, etc.; also, the bursting open of follicles, as in the ovaries of animals, for the expulsion of their contents.
DEHISCENCE
Meaning of DEHISCENCE in English
Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012