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schizogony

(ski zäg′ə 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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