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dieresis
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dieresis /di·er·e·sis/ (di-er´ah-sis)
1. the division or separation of parts normally united.
2. the surgical separation of parts.
di·er·e·sis (d-r-ss)
n.
See solution of continuity.
dieresis
[dī·er′əsis]
separation of a structure's parts by surgery or other means.
dieresis
1. the division or separation of parts normally united.
2. the surgical separation of parts.


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