schizogony

noun

schi·zog·o·ny ski-ˈzä-gə-nē

skit-ˈsä-

: asexual reproduction by multiple segmentation characteristic of sporozoans (such as the malaria parasite)

schizogonic

ˌski-zə-ˈgä-nik

ˌskit-sə-

adjective

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin schizogonia, from schizo- schizo- + -gonia -gony

Note: The term was introduced in German by Ernst haeckel in Allgemeine Entwicklungsgeschichte der Organismen (Berlin, 1866), p. 37.

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of schizogony was in 1887

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Style

“Schizogony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schizogony. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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schizogony

noun

schi·zog·o·ny ski-ˈzäg-ə-nē

skit-ˈsäg-

plural schizogonies

: asexual reproduction by multiple segmentation characteristic of sporozoans (as the malaria parasite)

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