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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.

Words nearby merogony

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

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
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Medicine definitions for merogony

merogony
[ mə-rŏg′ə-nē ]

n.

Incomplete development of an ovum.
schizogony
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