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schiz·ont (skiz′änt′, skit′sänt′)

noun

a large cell in many sporozoans that multiplies by schizogony

Etymology: < schizo- + Gr ōn, gen. ontos: see onto-

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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