Schisis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    separation, cleft

    "In patients with associated maculopathy, OCT demonstrates a retinal detachment with a typical convex schisis of the outer retinal layer in most patients."

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"In patients with associated maculopathy, OCT demonstrates a retinal detachment with a typical convex schisis of the outer retinal layer in most patients."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχίσις (skhísis). A modern coinage used in medicine.

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