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schizo- definition

schizo- (skiz′ō, -ə; skit′sō, -sə)

  1. split, cleavage, division schizocarp
  2. schizophrenia schizoid
Also, before a vowel, schiz-

Etymology: ModL < Gr schizein, to cleave, cut < IE *skeid- < base *skei-, to cut, separate > shin, L scindere, to cut

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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