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schizont
[ skiz-ont, skit-sont ]
noun
, Biology.
- (in the asexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) a cell developed from a trophozoite, which undergoes multiple fission to form merozoites.
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of schizont1
First recorded in 1895–1900; schiz(o) ( def ) + -ont ( def )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of schizont1
C19: from schizo- + -ont a being, from Greek einai to be
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Example Sentences
When fully grown, the trophozoite (now a schizont) undergoes schizogony.
From Project Gutenberg
Once inside a new host-cell, the merozoite grows to a schizont again.
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