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schizont Zool.|ˈskaɪzɒnt|
[a. G. schizont (F. Schaudinn 1900, in Zool. Jahrb., Abt. f. Anat. u. Ontogenie XIII. 213), f. Gr. σχίζ-ειν to split (cf. schizo-) + ὀντ-, ὤν, pres. pple. of εἶναι to be, exist.]
In Protozoa, a cell that divides asexually to form daughter cells; esp. in Sporozoa, a multinucleate cell that divides asexually to form merozoites.
1900Jrnl. R. Microsc. Soc. June 336 In the author's [sc. Schaudinn's] nomenclature this process of asexual multiplication is known as schizogony, the mother cells are schizonts, and the daughter cells merozoites... They may grow rapidly.., and become converted into schizonts. 1912,1957[see gamont]. 1974Nature 22 Nov. 268/1 Three different sorts of vaccine are at present being investigated: irradiated sporozoites from the mosquito, extracts from schizonts (developing stages in the blood) and emulsified merozoites (the stages which pass between blood cells). |