merogony
[ muh-rog-uh-nee ]
/ məˈrɒg ə ni /
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noun Embryology.
the development of an embryo from egg fragments lacking the egg nucleus but having an introduced male nucleus.
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OTHER WORDS FROM merogony
mer·o·gon·ic [mer-uh-gon-ik], /ˌmɛr əˈgɒn ɪk/, me·rog·o·nous, adjectiveWords nearby merogony
merocrine, merocrine gland, merodiastolic, Meroë, 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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