sporogony

[ spuh-rog-uh-nee ]
/ spəˈrɒg ə ni /

noun Biology.

(in certain sporozoans) the multiple fission of an encysted zygote or oocyte, resulting in the formation of sporozoites.

Origin of sporogony

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

Words nearby sporogony

sporocyst, sporocyte, sporogenesis, sporogenous, sporogonium, sporogony, sporont, sporophore, sporophyll, sporophyte, sporoplasm

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British Dictionary definitions for sporogony

sporogony
/ (spɔːˈrɒɡənɪ, -ˈrɒdʒ-, spɒ-) /

noun

the process in sporozoans by which sporozoites are formed from an encysted zygote by multiple fission

Medical definitions for sporogony

sporogony
[ spə-rŏg′ə-nē, spô- ]

n.

Reproduction by asexual division of a spore or zygote, characteristic of many sporozoans. Sporogony results in the production of sporozoites.

Other words from sporogony

spo′ro•gon′ic (spôr′ə-gŏn′ĭk) null adj.

Scientific definitions for sporogony

sporogony
[ spə-rŏg′ə-nē ]

Reproduction by multiple fission of a spore or zygote, characteristic of many apicomplexans. Sporogony results in the production of sporozoites.