different between dehiscence vs dehisce

English

From New Latin dehiscentia (in Linnaeus), from Latin dehiscentem, present participle of dehisc?. More at dehisce.

dehiscence (countable and uncountable, plural dehiscences)

(botany) Opening of an organ by its own means (such as an anther or a seed pod) to release its contents.
(medicine) A rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid.
(rare) Opening, gaping, in a general sense.

From Latin de- + hiscere (“to split”), from hiare (“to be open”); related to hiatus.

dehisce (third-person singular simple present dehisces, present participle dehiscing, simple past and past participle dehisced)

(intransitive, botany) To burst or split open at definite places, discharging seeds, pollen or similar content.
(intransitive, medicine) To rupture or break open, as a surgical wound.

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