fissure

/fˈɪʃɐ/

/ˈfɪʃɝ/

Fissure

(anatomy) a deep groove between parts of an organ or bodily structure

a narrow break or division that does not completely separate or divide something

synonyms : cleft

a long narrow depression in a surface

synonyms : chap

to fissure

MAIN VERB

break into fissures or fine cracks

Examples

1. The war on terror and its impact on civil liberties also revealed fissures among the candidates.

2. New fissures opened up after the quakes.

3. A palpebral fissure is the measurement of the area between the two eyelids.

4. I had an anal fissure.