schizont

[ skiz-ont, skit-sont ]

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

Origin of schizont

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; schiz(o) + -ont

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schizont

/ (ˈskɪtsɒnt) /


noun
  1. a cell formed from a trophozoite during the asexual stage of the life cycle of sporozoan protozoans, such as the malaria parasite

Origin of schizont

1
C19: from schizo- + -ont a being, from Greek einai to be

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