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单词 scissure
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Definition of scissure in English:

scissure

noun ˈsɪʃəˈsɪʃʊə
  • 1Generally. A cleft or opening made by cutting or separation of parts; a rent, a fissure.

  • 2Chiefly Anatomy and Zoology. A natural cleft, groove, or narrow opening in the surface of the body, an organ, etc.; = "fissure". Now rare.

  • 3Division into two parts; cleavage.

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Middle French scissure, sisure, cissure (French scissure) crack, split, crack or split in the skin, political split or schism, fissure in a bone or bodily organ.

Definition of scissure in US English:

scissure

noun
  • 1Generally. A cleft or opening made by cutting or separation of parts; a rent, a fissure.

  • 2Chiefly Anatomy and Zoology. A natural cleft, groove, or narrow opening in the surface of the body, an organ, etc.; = "fissure". Now rare.

  • 3Division into two parts; cleavage.

Origin

Late Middle English (in an earlier sense). From Middle French scissure, sisure, cissure (French scissure) crack, split, crack or split in the skin, political split or schism, fissure in a bone or bodily organ.

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