Schizont
Pronunciation : Schi"zont (ski"zont or skiz"ont), n. [Gr. , , p.pr.
Part of Speech : cleaving.]
Definition : Defn: In certain Sporozoa, a cell formed by the growth of a sporozoite or merozoite (in a cell or corpuscle of the host) which segment by superficial cleavage, without encystment or conjugation, into merozoites.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913