Scissure Definition
sĭzhər, sĭsh-
noun
A split or opening in an organ or part.
American Heritage Medicine
A cleft or opening, either natural or made by cutting.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Scissure
Noun
Singular:
scissure
Plural:
scissuresOrigin of Scissure
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Middle English from Old French from Latin scissūra from scissus past participle of scindere to split scission
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Late Latin *scissura (“fissure") (compare Italian scissura), from Latin scissurus (“about to split"), from scindo (“I split").
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