noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Asexual reproduction of protozoans etc characterized by multiple divisions of the nucleus and cell. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans wordnet

Synonyms

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asexual reproduction stageerythrocytic schizogonyhepatic schizogonymerozoite productionmultiple fission

Antonyms

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binary fission

Etymology

From schizo- + -gony.