English
foveoschisis
From foveo- + schisis.
Formed from foveo- + schisis
Proto-Indo-European *skeyd- ‘to divide, split’
Proto-Indo-European *skid-yé-ti
Ancient Greek σχίζω ‘to split’
Ancient Greek σχίσις ‘cleaving, parting, division’
English schisis
Today it means
noun separation of the fovea from the retina
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foveoschisis