merogony
English
Etymology
mero- + -gony
Noun
merogony (usually uncountable, plural merogonies)
- (biology) A form of asexual reproduction whereby a parasitic protozoan replicates its own nucleus inside its host's cell and then induces cell segmentation; schizogony.
- (medicine, embryology) The development of part of an ovum after damage.
Related terms
- merogonic
Anagrams
- ergonomy, gonomery