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noun
A form of asexual reproduction, in protozoa, in which a multinucleate cell divides into similar daughter cells without mitosis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Likely from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σμᾰ n (plắsmă, “something formed, a creation or formation”) + -otomy (“an incision”).
