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• fis|sure — «FIHSH uhr», noun, verb, sured, sur|ing. –n. 1. a long, narrow opening; split or crack: »Water dripped from a fissure in a rock. 2. a splitting apart; division into parts. 3. a natural cleft or opening in an organ or part, as those separating the …   Useful english dictionary

• fis — ca·na·fis·tu·la; con·fis·ca·ble; con·fis·cat·able; con·fis·ca·tion; con·fis·ca·tor; con·fis·ca·to·ry; fis·cal·i·ty; fis·cus; fis·si·den·ta·ce·ae; fis·si·den·ta·les; fis·sile; fis·si·lin·gual; fis·si·lin·guia; fis·sil·i·ty; fis·sion·abil·i·ty;… …   English syllables

• sure — ad·mea·sure; ad·mea·sure·ment; arrière vous·sure; as·sure; bri·sure; cen·sure·less; chaus·sure; cock·sure·ly; com·mea·sure; com·mis·sure; com·po·sure; com·pres·sure; cy·no·sure; dis·clo·sure; dis·po·sure; em·bra·sure; en·clo·sure; en·sure;… …   English syllables

• fissure — fis·sure …   English syllables

• fissure — fis•sure [[t]ˈfɪʃ ər[/t]] n. v. sured, sur•ing 1) a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts 2) cleavage 2) 3) anat. a natural division or groove in an anatomical organ, as in the brain 4) to make fissures in; cleave; split 5)… …   From formal English to slang

• fissure — fis|sure [ˈfıʃə US ər] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin; FISSION] a deep crack, especially in rock or earth …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• fissure — fis|sure [ fıʃər ] noun count a long deep crack in something, especially the ground …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fissureless — fis·sure·less …   English syllables

• Fissure — A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal. A fissure in the cerebral cortex is a normal feature. It is a deep fold that involves the entire thickness of the brain wall. A fissure in the anus is distinctly abnormal. It is a painful… …   Medical dictionary

• laryngofissure — Operative opening into the larynx, generally through the midline, commonly done for the excision of early carcinoma or the correction of laryngostenosis. SYN: median laryngotomy, thyrofissure, thyroidotomy, thyrotomy (2) …   Medical dictionary