schizont

[ skiz-ont, skit-sont ]

/ ˈskɪz ɒnt, ˈskɪt sɒnt /

noun Biology.

(in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a trophozoite, which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites.

Nearby words

schizoid, schizoid personality, schizomycete, schizomycetes, schizomycosis, schizont, schizonychia, schizophasia, schizophrenia, schizophrenic, schizophrenogenic

Origin of schizont

First recorded in 1895–1900; schiz(o) + -ont

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Examples from the Web for schizont

When fully grown, the trophozoite (now a schizont) undergoes schizogony.
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Once inside a new host-cell, the merozoite grows to a schizont again.
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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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Medicine 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.