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splitting /split·ting/ (split´ing)

1. the division of a single object into two or more objects or parts.

2. in psychoanalytic theory, a primitive defense mechanism, in which “objects” (persons) are perceived as “all good” or “all bad” rather than as an intermediate or mixture.

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splitting of heart sounds  the presence of two components in the first or second heart sound complexes; particularly denoting separation of the elements of the second sound into two, representing aortic valve closure and pulmonic valve closure.

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split·ting (spltng)

n.

The chemical change in which a covalent bond in a molecule is cleaved, producing two or more simpler fragments.

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splitting,

a primitive defense mechanism that when overused represents a developmental arrest. It is a failure to synthesize the positive and negative experiences and ideas one has of oneself, other people, situations, and institutions.

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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.