schizophrenia

schizophrenia

‘form of psychosis characterized by dissociation from the environment, split personality’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

    G. schizophrenie < Gk. skhizein ‘to split’ + phrēn ‘heart, mind’ < skitsuh < skei- < Tamil kappu

Technical words derived from 'schizophrenia'

paranoid schizophrenia - அறிவுப் பிறழ்ச்சி மனநோய்; catatonic schizophrenia - விறைப்புசார் மனச்சிதைவு.