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schizogony definition

schi·zogo·ny (ski zäg′ə nē, skit säg′-)

noun

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

Etymology: schizo- + -gony

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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