schizo- (redirected from schiz-)

schizo- or schiz-

pref.

1. Split; cleft: schizocarp.

2. Cleavage; fission: schizogenesis.

3. Schizophrenia: schizoid.

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[New Latin, from Greek skhizo-, from skhizein, to split; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

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schizo- before a vowel, schiz-

combining form

indicating a cleavage, split, or division schizocarp schizophrenia

[from Greek skhizein to split]