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ab·scis·sion
(ab-si'shŭn), Avoid the mispronunciation ab-si'zhŭn.Cutting away.
[L. ab-scindo, pp. -scissus, to cut away from]
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abscission
(ăb-sĭzh′ən)n.
The act of cutting off.
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abscission
An antiquated term for cutting; in modern medicine it has been replaced by the term excision, see there.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ab·scis·sion
(ab-sish'ŭn)Cutting away.
[L. ab-scindo, pp. -scissus, to cut away from]
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abscission
The act of cutting off.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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Fig. 4 Abscission . Abscission layer in a leafstalk.
abscission
the process by which plant organs are shed. This process occurs in the stalks of unfertilized flowers, in ripe fruits and in the base of the petiole of deciduous leaves in autumn, or in diseased leaves at any time. It is due to the formation of an abscission layer of thin-walled cells in the stalk base which rupture under strain produced by e.g. wind. A layer of cork forms beneath the abscission layer to seal the plant surface. Abscission is controlled by plant hormones present: a low concentration of AUXIN, high amounts of ETHYLENE, and (in some plants) a high concentration of ABSCISIC ACID all stimulate production of the abscission layer.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
ab·scis·sion
(ab-sĭ'zhŭn)Cutting away.
[L. ab-scindo, pp. -scissus, to cut away from]
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