schizogony

(ski zägə nē, skit säg-)

noun

asexual reproduction by multiple fission, found in many sporozoans, as the malarial parasite

Origin: schizo- + -gony

See schizogony in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Reproduction by multiple asexual fission, characteristic of many sporozoans.

Related Forms:

  • schi·zogˈo·nous adjective

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