Schizo Definition
skĭtsō
schizos
noun
A schizophrenic person.
American Heritage Medicine
prefix
Split; cleft.
Schizocarp.
American Heritage Medicine
Cleavage; fission.
Schizogenesis.
American Heritage Medicine
Schizophrenia.
Schizoid.
American Heritage Medicine
affix
Split, cleavage, division.
Schizocarp.
Webster's New World
Schizophrenia.
Schizoid.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Schizo
Noun
Singular:
schizo
Plural:
schizosOrigin of Schizo
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ModL < Gr schizein, to cleave, cut < IE *skeid- < base *skei-, to cut, separate > shin, L scindere, to cut
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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New Latin from Greek skhizo- from skhizein to split skei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhizō, “I split").
From Wiktionary
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