merogony

English

Etymology

From mero- +‎ -gony.

Noun

merogony (usually uncountable, plural merogonies)

1. (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.
2. (medicine, embryology) The development of part of an ovum after damage.

Related terms

• merogonic

Anagrams

• ergonomy, gonomery