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What is dehiscence? what do they do about it?
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Tissue opening: A dehiscence in medicine refers to the coming apart, separation or opening of tissues. Sometimes this occurs in a surgical wound. Repair is surgical, depending on the extent and severity of the dehiscence.
Answered 8/8/2012
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