schizont /skitsənt/ [Gk, schizein + genein, to produce] , 1. reproduction by multiple fission. 2. the multinucleated cell stage during the asexual reproductive phase in the life cycle of a sporozoon, such as the malarial parasite Plasmodium. Also called agamont. Compare sporont. See also schizogony. −schizogonic, schizogonous, adj.
