merogony

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noun

A form of asexual reproduction whereby a parasitic protozoan replicates its own nucleus inside its host's cell and then induces cell segmentation; a form of schizogony.

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Meanings

nounmerogony (usually uncountable, plural merogonies)

plural merogonies

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyA form of asexual reproduction whereby a parasitic protozoan replicates its own nucleus inside its host's cell and then induces cell segmentation; a form of schizogony.
  2. uncountableusuallyembryologyThe development of part of an ovum after damage.

Origin

From mero- + -gony.

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APA

merogony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merogony

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“merogony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merogony. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merogony,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merogony.

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