schizogenesis

American

[skiz-uh-jen-uh-sis, skit-suh-] / ˌskɪz əˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌskɪt sə- /

noun

Biology.

reproduction by fission.

schizogenesis British

/ ˌskɪtsəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

asexual reproduction by fission of the parent organism or part

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Other Word Forms

schizogenetic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of schizogenesis

First recorded in 1890–95; schizo- + -genesis

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