| schizophyllum | Fleshy shelf basidiomycetous fungi, family schizophyllaceae, order aphyllophorales, growing on woody substrata. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| schizophyte | <biology> One of a class of vegetable organisms, in the classification of Cohn, which includes all of the inferior forms that multiply by fission, whether they contain chlorophyll or not. Origin: Schizo- + Gr. A plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| schizopod | <zoology> One of the Schizopoda. Also used adjectively. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| schizopoda | <zoology> A division of shrimplike Thoracostraca in which each of the thoracic legs has a long fringed upper branch (exopodite) for swimming. Origin: NL. See Schizo-, and -poda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| schizopyrenida | An order of ameboid protozoa commonly having a monopodial cylindrically shaped body. Nuclear division is promitotic and most species have a temporary flagellate stage. (12 Dec 1998) |
| schizosaccharomyces | A genus of ascomycetous fungi of the family saccharomycetaceae, order endomycetales comprising the fission yeasts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Schizosaccharomyces pombe | <fungus> Species of fission yeast commonly used for studies on cell cycle control because there is a distinct G2 phase to the cycle. Only distantly related to the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A further advantage is that some mammalian introns are processed correctly. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Schizosaccharomyces pombe DNA endonuclease | <enzyme> Cleaves the phosphodiester bond immediately 5' of either cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers or 6-4 pyrimidine pyrimidones of uv-damaged DNA Registry number: EC 3.1.25.- Synonym: uv damage endonuclease, s. Pombe DNA endonuclease, uve1 gene product, spde (26 Jun 1999) |
| schizothemia | Rarely used term for repeated interruptions in a conversation by the speaker introducing other topics. Origin: schizo-+ G. Thema, theme (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizotonia | Division of the distribution of tone in the muscles. Origin: schizo-+ G. Tonos, tension, tone (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizotrichia | A splitting of the hairs at their ends. Synonym: scissura pilorum. Origin: schizo-+ G. Thrix, hair (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schizotrypanum cruzi | A distinct generic designation used for Trypanosoma cruzi, used frequently by workers in the endemic area of South American trypanosomiasis; also used as a subgeneric designation, i.e., Trypanosoma (Schizotrypanum) cruzi. Origin: schizo-+ G. Trypanon, a borer, an auger (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizotypal personality disorder | An individual who is eccentric with ideas, reference, magical thinking and suspicious. (27 Sep 1997) |
| schizotypical personality | A personality disorder characterised by eccentricities in thinking, appearance, and behaviour; although not psychotic, individuals with such a disorder have unusual ideas and have difficulty relating to others. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schizozoite | A merozoite prior to schizogony, as in the exoerythrocytic phase of the development of the Plasmodium agent after sporozoite invasion of the hepatocyte and before multiple division. Origin: schizo-+ G. Zoon, animal (05 Mar 2000) |