syncytium
noun
a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
syncytia
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pluralof syncytium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The newly formed KC-like syncytia take over the filtration function of the actual Kupffer cells from then on.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2023
In the process, they identified a new cell type, which they call Kupffer cell-like syncytia.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2023
The role of syncytia is far from clear, however.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 20, 2021
Now, Sato and Gupta both have data suggesting syncytia may be rarer with Omicron.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 20, 2021
Kei Sato, a virologist at the University of Tokyo, has shown that the more pathogenic Delta variant was more likely to cause syncytia in cell culture.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 20, 2021
