- hysterodehiscence
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n. [Gr. hysteros, after; L. dehiscere, to split open](ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata)In Acari, dehiscence or splitting of the cuticle in the posterior part of the body; in hatching the animal moves backward.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.