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SPOROGONY

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spo⋅rog⋅o⋅ny

  [spuh-rog-uh-nee]
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–noun Biology.
(in certain sporozoans) the multiple fission of an encysted zygote or oocyte, resulting in the formation of sporozoites.
Origin:
1885–90; sporo- + -gony
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spo·rog·o·ny   (spə-rŏg'ə-nē, spô-, spō-)   
n.  Reproduction by multiple fission of a spore or zygote, characteristic of many sporozoans. Sporogony results in the production of sporozoites.
spo'ro·gon'ic (spôr'ə-gŏn'ĭk, spōr'-), spo·rog'o·nous (spə-rŏg'ə-nəs, spô-, spō-) adj.
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Main Entry: spo·rog·o·ny
Pronunciation: sp&-'räg-&-nE, spo-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
: reproduction by spores; specifically : formation of spores containing sporozoites that is characteristic of some sporozoans and that results from the encystment and subsequentdivision of a zygote
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sporogony spo·rog·o·ny (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.

spo'ro·gon'ic (spôr'ə-gŏn'ĭk) or spo·rog'o·nous (spə-rŏg'ə-nəs, spô-) adj.

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