Etymology

trichoschisis

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Today it means: trichoclasis, especially where the cuticle is locally absent at the site of fracture Full definition →

Ancient Greek σχίζω
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσχίζω“I split”
  2. English todaytrichoschisis

From tricho- + Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “I split”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekσχίζω all →

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