schizont

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cell that divides by schizogony.

Word forms

schizont schizonts

Etymology

From German Schizont, from the present participle of Ancient Greek σχίζω (skhízō, “divide”). By surface analysis, schiz- + -ont.

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