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schisis

schisis noun: separation, cleft.

Noun

schisis (plural schises)

  1. separation, cleft
    • In patients with associated maculopathy, OCT demonstrates a retinal detachment with a typical convex schisis of the outer retinal layer in most patients.2011, Elias I. Traboulsi, editor, Genetic Diseases of the Eye, 2nd edition, page 137

Forms of schisis

pluralschises

Origin of schisis

From Ancient Greek σχίσις (skhísis). A modern coinage used in medicine.

Questions about schisis

What does schisis mean?
Schisis means separation, cleft.
What part of speech is schisis?
Schisis is a noun.
What is the plural of schisis?
The plural of schisis is schises.

Words near schisis in the dictionary

  1. schisandrol
  2. schisandrols
  3. schisantherin
  4. schisantherins
  5. schises
  6. schisis
  7. Schisler
  8. Schislers
  9. schism
  10. schism-shop
  11. schism-shops

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