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Schesis vs Schisis - What's the difference?

schesis | schisis |

As nouns the difference between schesis and schisis

is that schesis is (obsolete) general state or disposition of the body or mind, or of one thing with regard to other things; habitude while schisis is (medicine) separation, cleft.

schesis

English

Noun

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  • (obsolete) General state or disposition of the body or mind, or of one thing with regard to other things; habitude.
    • (Norris)
  • (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of an adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of arguing against him; mocking by imitating another's speech.
    • (Crabb)
    (Webster 1913)

    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. *: