SCHIZONT

Noun

schizont (plural schizonts)

A cell that divides by schizogony.

Source: Wiktionary


Schi"zont (ski"zont or skiz"ont), n. [Gr. , , p.pr., cleaving.] (Zoƶl.)

Definition: In certain Sporozoa, a cell formed by the growth of a sporozoite or merozoite (in a cell or corpuscle of the host) which segment by superficial cleavage, without encystment or conjugation, into merozoites.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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