merogony

[ muh-rog-uh-nee ]
/ məˈrɒg ə ni /

noun Embryology.

the development of an embryo from egg fragments lacking the egg nucleus but having an introduced male nucleus.

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Origin of merogony

First recorded in 1899; mero- + -gony

OTHER WORDS FROM merogony

mer·o·gon·ic [mer-uh-gon-ik] /ˌmɛr əˈgɒn ɪk/, me·rog·o·nous, adjective

Words nearby merogony

merocrine, merocrine gland, merodach, merodiastolic, merogenesis, merogony, meroite, meromelia, meromicrosomia, meromorphic, meromyosin
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Medical definitions for merogony

merogony
[ mə-rŏg′ə-nē ]

n.

Incomplete development of an ovum.
schizogony
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