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schisis - What does it mean?

Definition of 'schisis'

English

Noun

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

    Usage notes

    * The word schisis may also combine with an anatomical prefix to denote a particular sort of clefting. *: