scissure

Related to scissure: scissor, seizure

scis·sure

(sĭzh′ər, sĭsh′-)

n. Anatomy

A split or opening in an organ or part.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin scissūra, from scissus, past participle of scindere, to split; see scission.]

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scissure

(ˈsɪʒə; ˈsɪʃə)

rare a longitudinal cleft

[C15: from Latin scissūra a rending, from Latin scindere to split]

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scissure - a long narrow opening

crack, crevice, fissure, cleft

chap - a crack in a lip caused usually by cold

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"

volcano, vent - a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt

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