-schisis

noun combining form

-schi·​sis

skəsə̇s

plural -schises

-skəˌsēz

also -schisises

: breaking up of attachments or adhesions : fissure

gastroschisis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek schisis cleavage, from schizein to split

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