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Full Definition of SCHISM. 1. 2. a: formal division in or separation from a church or religious body b: the offense of promoting schism. See schism defined for English-language learners.
For other uses, see Sclerosis (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Scoliosis. In medicine, sclerosis (also spelled sclerosus in the names of a few disorders; from Greek ÏÎºÎ»Î·ÏÏÏ hard) is the stiffening of a structure, usually caused by a replacement of the normal organ-specific tissue with connective tissue.