Look up: schizont

1. schizont
   the asexual dividing form of certain protozoa Category: Medicine
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2. Schizont
   Schi'zont (skī'zŏnt or skīz'ŏnt) noun [ Greek ..., ..., p.pr., cleaving.] (Zoology) In certain Sporozoa, a cell formed by the growth of a sporozoite or merozoite (in a cell or corpuscle of the host) which segment b...
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3. schizont
   A sporozoan trophozoite (vegetative form) that reproduces by schizogony, producing a varied number of daughter trophozoites or merozoites. ... See: meront, segmenter. ... Synonym: agamont, segmenting body. ... Origin: schizo-+ G. On (ont-), a being ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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4. schizont
   (skiz´ont) the stage in the development of the malarial parasite following the trophozoite whose nucleus divides into many smaller nuclei.
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5. Schizont
   • (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 superficial cleavage, without encystment or conjugation, into merozoites.
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6. schizont
   (from the article `malaria`) ...mosquito injects immature forms of the parasite, called sporozoites, into the person`s bloodstream. The sporozoites are carried by the blood to ...
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7. schizont
   Type: Term Pronunciation: skiz′ont Definitions: 1. A sporozoan trophozoite (vegetative form) that reproduces by schizogony, producing a varied number of daughter trophozoites or merozoites. Synonyms: agamont, segmenting body
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8. SCHIZONT
   A developmental stage of certain protozoa, specifically, a dividing cell undergoing schizogony; also called a meront.
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