merogony

[ muh-rog-uh-nee ]
/ məˈrɒg ə ni /

noun Embryology.

the development of an embryo from egg fragments lacking the egg nucleus but having an introduced male nucleus.

Origin of merogony

First recorded in 1899; mero- + -gony

OTHER WORDS FROM merogony

mer·o·gon·ic [mer-uh-gon-ik] /ˌmɛr əˈgɒn ɪk/, me·rog·o·nous, adjective

Medical definitions for merogony

merogony
[ mə-rŏgə-nē ]

n.

Incomplete development of an ovum.
schizogony