schizont
[ skiz-ont, skit-sont ]
/ ˈskɪz ɒnt, ˈskɪt sɒnt /
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noun Biology.
(in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a trophozoite, which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites.
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Example sentences from the Web for schizont
When fully grown, the trophozoite (now a schizont) undergoes schizogony.
Once inside a new host-cell, the merozoite grows to a schizont again.
British Dictionary definitions for schizont
schizont
/ (ˈskɪtsɒnt) /
noun
a cell formed from a trophozoite during the asexual stage of the life cycle of sporozoan protozoans, such as the malaria parasite
Word Origin for schizont
C19: from schizo- + -ont a being, from Greek einai to be
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Medical definitions for schizont
schizont
[ skĭz′ŏnt′, skĭt′sŏnt′ ]
n.
A sporozoan cell that reproduces by schizogony, producing a varied number of daughter trophozoites or merozoites.
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