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dehiscence

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dehiscence [də′hisĀ·əns]
(botany)
Spontaneous bursting open of a mature plant structure, such as fruit, anther, or sporangium, to discharge its contents.
(medicine)
A defect in the boundary of a bony canal or cavity.


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We described BC hypersensitivity, which is usually present with superior canal dehiscence, in the August 2006 AUDITORY AND VESTIBULAR MEDICINE CLINIC.
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