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plasmotomy

plasmotomy noun: a form of asexual reproduction, in protozoa, in which a multinucleate cell divides into similar daughter cells without mitosis.

Noun

plasmotomy (uncountable)

  1. A form of asexual reproduction, in protozoa, in which a multinucleate cell divides into similar daughter cells without mitosis.
    • We did not find evidence to support alternative modes of reproduction such as plasmotomy and budding in Blastocystis as suggested by others since we did not observe multinucleation in irregularly-shaped viable cells.2015 December 1, “Seeing the Whole Elephant: Imaging Flow Cytometry Reveals Extensive Morphological Diversity within Blastocystis Isolates”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of plasmotomy

Likely from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ n (plắsmă, “something formed, a creation or formation”) + -otomy (“an incision”).

Questions about plasmotomy

What does plasmotomy mean?
Plasmotomy means a form of asexual reproduction, in protozoa, in which a multinucleate cell divides into similar daughter cells without mitosis.
What part of speech is plasmotomy?
Plasmotomy is a noun.

Words near plasmotomy in the dictionary

  1. plasmopoiesis
  2. plasmoquine
  3. plasmoredoxin
  4. plasmoredoxins
  5. plasmoschisis
  6. plasmotomy
  7. plasms
  8. plasome
  9. plasomes
  10. plasonium
  11. plasposon

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