D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Schizont

/(skī"zŏnt [or] skīz"ŏnt)/ · Schi·zont · IPA
01 n. In certain Sporozoa, a cell formed by the growth of a sporozoite or merozoite (in a cell or corpuscle of the host) which segment by superfi…
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    In certain Sporozoa, a cell formed by the growth of a sporozoite or merozoite (in a cell or corpuscle of the host) which segment by superficial cleavage, without encystment or conjugation, into merozoites.(Zool.)