syncytium
[ sin-sish-uhm, -ee-uhm ]
noun,plural syn·cy·tia [sin-sish-uh, -sish-ee-uh]. /sɪnˈsɪʃ ə, -ˈsɪʃ i ə/. Biology.
a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
Origin of syncytium
1Other words from syncytium
- syn·cy·tial [sin-sish-uhl], /sɪnˈsɪʃ əl/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for syncytium
syncytium
/ (sɪnˈsɪtɪəm) /
nounplural -cytia (-ˈsɪtɪə)
zoology a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei and enclosed in a cell membrane
Origin of syncytium
1C19: New Latin; see syn-, cyto-, -ium
Derived forms of syncytium
- syncytial, adjective
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