scissure Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a long narrow opening
    crevice; cleft; fissure; crack.

WordNet

Scis"sure noun
Etymology
L. scissura, from scindere, scissum, to cut, spilt.
Definitions
  1. A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure. Hammond.

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