Fissure

Fissure

In anatomy, a fissure (Latin fissura, plural fissurae) is a groove, natural division, deep furrow, elongated cleft, or tear in various parts of the body.

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    “that part of him that was left behind convulsed in undignified
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    Writhed like lightning, and was gone
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