| schindylesis | <anatomy> A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a groove or slit in another. Origin: NL, from Gr. A splitting into fragments. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| schindyletic joint | A form of fibrous joint in which the sharp edge of one bone is received in a cleft in the edge of the other, as in the articulation of the vomer with the rostrum of the sphenoid. Synonym: schindylesis, schindyletic joint, wedge-and-groove suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schiotz tonometer | An instrument that measures ocular tension by indicating the ease with which the cornea is indented. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schiotz, Hjalmar | <person> Norwegian physician, 1850-1927. See: Schiotz tonometer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schirmer test | A test for tear production using a strip of filter paper; a measurement of basal and reflex lacrimal gland function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schirmer, Otto | <person> German ophthalmologist, 1864-1917. See: Schirmer test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schisencephalic microcephaly | Dysgenic process resulting in focal cerebral defects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| schisencephaly | <radiology> Very rare, funnel-shaped cleft in midportion of cerebral hemispheres, communicates with ventricles, may be destructive (porencephaly) or developmental, associated with septo-optic dysplasia (12 Dec 1998) |
| schism | Division or separation; specifically, permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same religious faith; the offense of seeking to produce division in a church without justifiable cause. "Set bounds to our passions by reason, to our errors by truth, and to our schisms by charity." (Eikon Basilike) Greek schism, an act of the English Parliament requiring all teachers to conform to the Established Church, passed in 1714, repealed in 1719. Origin: OE. Scisme, OF. Cisme, scisme, F. Schisme, L. Schisma, Gr, fr. To split; akin to L. Scindere, Skr. Child, and prob. To E. Shed, v.t. (which see); cf. Rescind, Schedule, Zest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| schist | <geology> Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see Foliation) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende and often feldspar. Origin: Gr. Divided, divisible, fr. To divide: cf. F. Schiste. See Schism. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| schisto- | Cleft, division. See: schizo-. Origin: G. Schistos, split (05 Mar 2000) |
| schistocelia | Congenital fissure of the abdominal wall. Origin: schisto-+ G. Koilia, a hollow (05 Mar 2000) |
| schistocormia | Congenital clefting of the trunk, the lower extremities of the foetus usually being imperfectly developed. Synonym: schistosomia. Origin: schisto-+ G. Kormos, trunk of a tree (05 Mar 2000) |
| schistocystis | Fissure of the bladder. Origin: schisto-+ G. Kystis, bladder (05 Mar 2000) |
| schistocyte | Fragments of red blood cells found in the circulation. (18 Nov 1997) |