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dehiscent

[di′his·ənt]

(botany)

Becoming open at maturity to release seeds, as certain fruits.

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0 cm long, hispid, imbricate, deflexed, dehiscent, oblong, straight, turgid.

The genus Indigofera (Fabaceae) in Alabama

a genus with dehiscent, nonwinged fruits and smooth rather than ridged seeds is not accepted here.

Phylogenetic distribution and identification of fin-winged fruits

In our case, sacrifice of the chorda tympani nerve or repeated stimulation of the dehiscent bifid facial nerve might have provided the stimuli for viral reactivation.

Delayed facial paresis following tympanomastoid surgery in a pediatric patient

A stapedotomy was made at the anterior edge of the footplate, and a 5-mm prosthesis was placed and angled slightly to get around the dehiscent facial nerve.

Complete obstruction of the stapes footplate by a dehiscent facial nerve in stapedectomy

We then realized that the large soft-tissue mass that was seen in the sphenoid sinus on CT was in fact a large, dehiscent intrasphenoid segment of the carotid artery (figure, D).

Endoscopic view of the carotid artery appearing as a sphenoid sinus mass

1), yet Ixerba has a coriaceous, dehiscent fruit, whereas that of Strasburgeria is fibrous and indehiscent.

On the phylogenetic position of the New Caledonian endemic families Paracryphiaceae, Oncothecaceae, and Strasburgeriaceae: a comparison of molecules and morphology

Temporal bone studies suggest that the bone overlying the superior semicircular canal may be dehiscent in as much as 0.

Complete round window niche occlusion for superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome: a minimally invasive approach

Likewise, placement in the posterior inferior quadrant is not recommended because it might cause damage to the round window and/or it might be complicated by a dehiscent jugular bulb.

Location of the ventilation tube

If a patient has or had a dehiscent overhanging facial nerve in one ear, there is a 25% chance that he or she will have one in the other ear.

Pearls on otosclerosis and stapedectomy

Plants produce one-four ovoid or triangular nuts in a two- or four-valved, dehiscent, spiny cupule (Kaul, 1986, 1988).

The Evolutionary Ecology of Nut Dispersal

The possible local causes in our case probably could have been eustachian tube dysfunction, small and sclerotic mastoids, and a congenitally dehiscent tegmen and sinus plate.

Cerebral complications of ear disease

In addition, there are isolated cases of a taxon with fleshy, indehiscent fruits in a tribe that is otherwise characterized by dehiscent fruits with a dry pericarp and winged seeds.