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fisura

crack

noun fee-SOO-rah Rare

Origin: From Latin fissura, from findere (to split).

Also means

fissure

Usage Note

Fisura denotes a narrow crack or split in a physical surface (bone, wall, rock) and is used figuratively for a rift or crack in an institution, relationship, or coalition: una fisura en el partido (a split within the party). In medicine, fisura refers to a hairline fracture or a fissure (e.g. fisura anal). The verb is fisurar or the reflexive fisurarse.

Examples

"El médico detectó una fisura en el hueso."

Natural Translation

The doctor detected a crack in the bone.

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