Dictionary
fis•sure
Pronunciation: (fish'ur), [key]
—n., v., -sured, -sur•ing.
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n.
1. a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts.
2. cleavage (def. 1).
3. Anat.a natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain.
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v.t.
to make fissures in; cleave; split.
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v.i.
to open in fissures; become split.
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