schizogony

American  

[ski-zog-uh-nee, skit-sog-] / skɪˈzɒg ə ni, skɪtˈsɒg- /

noun

Biology.

1. (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) the multiple fission of a trophozoite or schizont into merozoites.

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schizogony British  

/ skɪtˈsɒɡənɪ /

noun

1. asexual reproduction in protozoans that is characterized by multiple fission

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Etymology

Origin of schizogony

First recorded in 1885–90; schizo- + -gony

Example Sentences

On the other hand, where schizogony is rapid and prolonged, the results are often serious.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

Woodcock has shown, however, that the authors were in all probability dealing with a similar modification of schizogony to that which obtains in Caryotropha.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

For the rest, schizogony takes place more or less in the customary way, allowing for variations in the mode of arrangement of the merozoites.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

I.-IV represents the schizogony, commencing with infection of an epithelial cell by a sporozoite or merozoite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

Coccidia possessing polysporous oocysts and lacking schizogony, parasitic in Cephalopods.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various