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fissure
noun
verb
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- E
- Contains
- ISSUR
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈfɪʃ.ə(ɹ)
Meaning
Definitions
noun
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
noun
a long narrow cleft
noun
a long narrow depression in a surface
verb
break into fissures or fine cracks
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