sporogony

[ spuh-rog-uh-nee ]

/ spəˈrɒg ə ni /

noun Biology.

(in certain sporozoans) the multiple fission of an encysted zygote or oocyte, resulting in the formation of sporozoites.

Origin of sporogony

First recorded in 1885–90; sporo- + -gony

Words nearby sporogony

sporocyst, sporocyte, sporogenesis, sporogenous, sporogonium, sporogony, sporont, sporophore, sporophyll, sporophyte, sporoplasm

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Example sentences from the Web for sporogony

In the flowering plants (anthophyta) sporogony has disappeared.
The Wonders of Life|Ernst Haeckel
In the vast majority of Gregarines, however, the life-cycle is limited to gametogony and sporogony.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5|Various
The sporogony of this form (and hence its systematic position) remains at present, therefore, quite unknown.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various
It is in these parasitic forms that we meet with the method of reproduction by sporogony described above.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2|Various

When conjugation has taken place and sporogony is begun, the danger to the host is at an end.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sporogony

sporogony

/ (spɔːˈrɒɡənɪ, -ˈrɒdʒ-, spɒ-) /

noun

the process in sporozoans by which sporozoites are formed from an encysted zygote by multiple fission

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Medical definitions for sporogony

sporogony

[ spə-rŏg′ə-nē, spô- ]

n.

Reproduction by asexual division of a spore or zygote, characteristic of many sporozoans. Sporogony results in the production of sporozoites.

Other words from sporogony

spo′ro•gon′ic (spôr′ə-gŏn′ĭk) null adj.

Scientific definitions for sporogony

sporogony

[ spə-rŏg′ə-nē ]

Reproduction by multiple fission of a spore or zygote, characteristic of many apicomplexans. Sporogony results in the production of sporozoites.

单词	sporogony
释义	sporogony [ spuh-rog-uh-nee ] / spəˈrɒg ə ni / noun Biology. (in certain sporozoans) the multiple fission of an encysted zygote or oocyte, resulting in the formation of sporozoites. Origin of sporogony First recorded in 1885–90; sporo- + -gony Words nearby sporogony sporocyst, sporocyte, sporogenesis, sporogenous, sporogonium, sporogony, sporont, sporophore, sporophyll, sporophyte, sporoplasm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sporogony In the flowering plants (anthophyta) sporogony has disappeared. The Wonders of Life\|Ernst Haeckel In the vast majority of Gregarines, however, the life-cycle is limited to gametogony and sporogony. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5\|Various The sporogony of this form (and hence its systematic position) remains at present, therefore, quite unknown. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5\|Various It is in these parasitic forms that we meet with the method of reproduction by sporogony described above. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2\|Various When conjugation has taken place and sporogony is begun, the danger to the host is at an end. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5\|Various British Dictionary definitions for sporogony sporogony / (spɔːˈrɒɡənɪ, -ˈrɒdʒ-, spɒ-) / noun the process in sporozoans by which sporozoites are formed from an encysted zygote by multiple fission Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for sporogony sporogony [ spə-rŏg′ə-nē, spô- ] n. Reproduction by asexual division of a spore or zygote, characteristic of many sporozoans. Sporogony results in the production of sporozoites. Other words from sporogony spo′ro•gon′ic (spôr′ə-gŏn′ĭk) null adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for sporogony sporogony [ spə-rŏg′ə-nē ] Reproduction by multiple fission of a spore or zygote, characteristic of many apicomplexans. Sporogony results in the production of sporozoites. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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