fissure: znaczenie i definicje

A long narrow opening; a crack or cleft.

The process of splitting or separating; division.

A separation into subgroups or factions; a schism.

Anatomy A normal groove or furrow, as in the liver or brain, that divides an organ into lobes or parts.

Medicine A break in the skin, usually where it joins a mucous membrane, producing a cracklike sore or ulcer.

To form a crack or cleft or cause a crack or cleft in.