sporogony
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Sporogony — Spo*rog o*ny (sp[ o]*r[o^]g [ o]*n[y^]), n. [Spore + root of Gr. ? to be born.] (Zo[ o]l.) The growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sporogony — [spô räg′ə nē] n. [ SPORO + GONY] the process by which a large number of sporozoites are produced by cell divisions from a single zygote … English World dictionary
sporogony — sporogenezė statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Nelytinio dauginimosi būdas – sporų susidarymas organizme. atitikmenys: angl. sporogony vok. Sporagenese, f; Sporogonie, f rus. cпорогоний, m … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
sporogony — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1888 reproduction by spores; specifically formation of spores typically containing sporozoites that is characteristic of some sporozoans and that results from the encystment and subsequent … New Collegiate Dictionary
sporogony — n. [Gr. spora, seed; gonos, offspring] The multiple fission of a zygote; a sporont … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
sporogony — /speuh rog euh nee/, n. Biol. (in certain sporozoans) the multiple fission of an encysted zygote or oocyte, resulting in the formation of sporozoites. [1885 90; SPORO + GONY] * * * … Universalium
sporogony — The formation of sporozoites in sporozoan protozoa, a process of asexual division within the sporoblast, which becomes the sporocyst within an oocyst; follows fusion of gametes (gametogony) and zygote (sp … Medical dictionary
sporogony — n. formation of sporozoites in certain sporozoans (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
sporogony — [spə rɒgəni] noun Zoology the asexual process of spore formation in parasitic sporozoans … English new terms dictionary
sporogony — spo·rog·o·ny … English syllables
