schizogony
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of schizogony
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I.-IV represents the schizogony, commencing with infection of an epithelial cell by a sporozoite or merozoite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
The trophozoite is now large and full-grown, and has become rounded and ready for schizogony.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Woodcock has shown, however, that the authors were in all probability dealing with a similar modification of schizogony to that which obtains in Caryotropha.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
On the one hand, schizogony may be so limited in extent as not to cause appreciable injury to the host.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various
For the rest, schizogony takes place more or less in the customary way, allowing for variations in the mode of arrangement of the merozoites.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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