scis·sure (s zh  r, ssh-)n. Anatomy A split or opening in an organ or part. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sciss  ra, from scissus, past participle of scindere, to split; see scission.] |
scissure [ˈsɪʒə ˈsɪʃə]
n
Rare a longitudinal cleft
[from Latin scissūra a rending, from Latin scindere to split]
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| Noun | 1. |  scissure - a long narrow opening chap - a crack in a lip caused usually by cold chink - a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall crevasse - a deep fissure fatigue crack - a crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue faulting, geological fault, fracture, break, fault, shift - (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust" opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" rift - a narrow fissure in rock slit - a narrow fissure split - a lengthwise crack in wood; "he inserted the wedge into a split in the log" |
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