schizo-, schiz-

Any bird with a schizognathous palate or having the maxillo-palatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer (bone), which is pointed in front, as in the gulls, snipes, grouse, and many other birds.

The condition of having a schizognathous palate.

The division of cells, especially of protozoans, in nonsexual stages of the life history of the organism.

1. Of, relating to, or having a personality disorder marked by extreme shyness, flat affect, reclusiveness, discomfort with others, and an inability to form close relationships.
2. Of, relating to, or suggestive of schizophrenia or to multiple personalities. No longer in scientific use.