schizont in English
noun
1
(in certain sporozoan protozoans) a cell that divides by schizogony to form daughter cells.
Essentially, type I schizonts are involved in asexual reproduction, whereas type II schizonts are involved in sexual reproduction.
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1. Blastophore: ( blas'tō-fōr ), An early stage of division of a coccidial schizont in which spheroid or ellipsoid structures are formed with a single peripheral layer of nuclei; merozoites form at the surface of the Blastophore over each nucleus, grow out radially, and separate from the residual body (remnant of the Blastophore); in a