schizo-, schiz-

schizo-, schiz-
Split, cleft, division; schizophrenia. SEE ALSO: schisto-. [G. schizo, to split or cleave]

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  • Schizo- — Schiz o [Gr. ? to split, cleave.] A combining form denoting division or cleavage; as, schizogenesis, reproduction by fission or cell division. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • schizo- — schiz(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. skhizein « fendre ». ⇒SCHIZ(O) , (SCHIZ , SCHIZO ), élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « fendre », exprimant une idée de division, entrant dans la constr. de subst. ou d adj. du vocab. sc.; le 2e élém. est gén. tiré du gr …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • schiz- — schiz(o) ♦ Élément, du gr. skhizein « fendre ». ⇒SCHIZ(O) , (SCHIZ , SCHIZO ), élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « fendre », exprimant une idée de division, entrant dans la constr. de subst. ou d adj. du vocab. sc.; le 2e élém. est gén. tiré du gr …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • schiz... — schiz..., Schiz... [auch sçi...] vgl. ↑schizo..., Schizo …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • schiz|o — «SKIHT soh, SKIHZ oh», noun, plural os. Informal. a schizophrenic: »Treatment turns out to be only palliative at best; the truth is they are schizos, whose psychic split is too wide ever to be healed (Harper s). schizo , combining form. split;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • schiz... — schiz...,   Wortbildungselement, schizo …   Universal-Lexikon

  • schizo — schiz•o [[t]ˈskɪt soʊ[/t]] n. pl. schiz•os, adj. Slang. 1) cvb a schizophrenic or schizoid person 2) cvb schizophrenic or schizoid 3) crazy; wildly eccentric • Etymology: 1940–45; by shortening; cf. o …   From formal English to slang

  • schiz|o|carp — «SKIHZ uh kahrp», noun. Botany. any dry fruit that divides, when ripe, into two or more one seeded seed vessels that do not split open, as in the carrot and celery. ╂[< schizo + Greek karpós fruit] …   Useful english dictionary

  • schiz|o|my|cete — «SKIHZ oh my SEET», noun. = bacterium. (Cf. ↑bacterium) ╂[< schizo + Greek mýkēs, ētos fungus] …   Useful english dictionary

  • schiz|o|pel|mous — «SKIHZ uh PEHL muhs», adjective. (of birds) having two flexor tendons for the toes. ╂[< schizo + Greek pélma sole of the foot + English ous] …   Useful english dictionary

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