schizogony
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noun \ski-ˈzä-gə-nē, skit-ˈsä-\Definition of SCHIZOGONY
: asexual reproduction by multiple segmentation characteristic of sporozoans (as the malaria parasite)
— schizo·gon·ic \ˌski-zə-ˈgä-nik, ˌskit-sə-\ adjective
Origin of SCHIZOGONY
New Latin schizogonia, from schiz- + Latin -gonia -gony
First Known Use: 1887
schi·zog·o·ny
noun \ski-ˈzäg-ə-nē, skit-ˈsäg-\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ; schi·zog·o·nies
Medical Definition of SCHIZOGONY
: asexual reproduction by multiple segmentation characteristic of sporozoans (as the malaria parasite)
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