Medical term:
split
split
(split),1. To cleave or break.
2. Any condition involving cleavage or bifurcation.
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split
(splĭt) [D. splitten, to divide]1. A longitudinal fissure.
2. Characterized by a deep fissure.
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splitting
[split´ing]in psychoanalytic theory, a primitive defense mechanism in which the self and internal and external objects are divided into parts that are either “all good” or “all bad.” Characteristic of very young children, it is also seen in those with borderline personality disorder and sometimes in those with other personality disorders or psychoses.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
split·ting
(split'ing),In chemistry, the cleavage of a covalent bond, fragmenting the molecule involved.
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'splitting'
Academia Hair-splitting The division of a morbid condition, lesion, or other entity into smaller subtypes–eg, dividing Laurence-Moon-Biedl-Bardet syndrome into Laurence-Moon and Bardet-Biedl syndromes. Cf 'Lumping' Drug slang A street term for rolling marijuana and cocaine.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
split·ting
(split'ing)chemistry The cleavage of a covalent bond, fragmenting the molecule involved.
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