Schi"zont (skī"z&obreve;nt or skīz"&obreve;nt), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, p.pr., cleaving.] (Zoöl.) 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.

Schi"zont (skī"z&obreve;nt or skīz"&obreve;nt), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, p.pr., cleaving.] (Zoöl.) 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.