schism
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~ division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"
schism
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~ the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences
schist
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~ any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
schistorrhachis
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~ a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
schistosoma
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~ type genus of the family Schistosomatidae: blood flukes
schistosome dermatitis
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~ a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes
schistosome
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~ flatworms parasitic in the blood vessels of mammals
schistosomiasis
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~ an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
Schizachyrium
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~ overlaps the genus Andropogon
Schizaea pusilla
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~ rare small fern of northeastern North America having numerous slender spiraling fronds and forming dense tufts
Schizaea
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~ type genus of the Schizaeaceae cosmopolitan especially in tropics; small leptosporangiate ferns: curly grass fern
Schizaeaceae
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~ small family of mainly tropical ferns
schizanthus
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~ any plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowers
schizocarp
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~ a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed
schizogony
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~ asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans
schizoid
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~ characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia
Schizomycetes
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~ a former classification
schizopetalon
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~ a dainty South American annual having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers
Schizophragma hydrangeoides
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~ climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan