schizont
noun
schiz·ont ˈski-ˌzänt 
ˈskit-ˌsänt
: a multinucleate sporozoan that reproduces by schizogony
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Schizont, from Greek schízein "to split, part, separate" + German -ont -ont — more at shed entry 1
Note: The term was introduced by the German zoologist Fritz Schaudinn (1871-1906) in "Untersuchungen über den Generationswechsel bei Coccidien," Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abtheilung für Anatomie und Ontogenie der Thiere, 13. Band (1900), p. 213.
First Known Use
1900, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
schizont
noun
schiz·ont ˈskiz-ˌänt ˈskit-ˌsänt
ˈskit-ˌsänt : a multinucleate sporozoan (as a malaria parasite) that reproduces by schizogony
called also agamont, segmenter