schizont

[ skiz-ont, skit-sont ]
/ ˈskɪz ɒnt, ˈskɪt sɒnt /

noun Biology.

(in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a trophozoite, which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites.

Origin of schizont

First recorded in 1895–1900; schiz(o) + -ont

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British Dictionary definitions for schizont

schizont
/ (ˈskɪtsɒnt) /

noun

a cell formed from a trophozoite during the asexual stage of the life cycle of sporozoan protozoans, such as the malaria parasite

Word Origin for schizont

C19: from schizo- + -ont a being, from Greek einai to be

Medical definitions for schizont

schizont
[ skĭzŏnt′, skĭtsŏnt′ ]

n.

A sporozoan cell that reproduces by schizogony, producing a varied number of daughter trophozoites or merozoites.