Break down the medical word into its word parts, and give the meaning of each word part. Then, give the definition of the medical word.
Schizophrenia
Definition:
Combining form and definition:
Suffix and definition:
Definition: Psychosis characterized by inability to distinguish the real from the imaginary; split mind
Combining form and definition: schiz/o, “to divide, split”; phren/o, “mind”
Suffix and definition: -ia, “condition of”
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