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Noun: schizogony  ski'zó-gu-nee
  1. Asexual reproduction by multiple fission; characteristic of many sporozoan protozoans
    "Schizogony allows for rapid multiplication of malaria parasites in red blood cells"

Derived forms: schizogonies

Type of: fission

Encyclopedia: Schizogony