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syncytium
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syn·cy·ti·um  (sn-ssh-m)
n. pl. syn·cy·ti·a (-ssh-)
A multinucleated mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into individual cells.
[New Latin : syn- + cyt(o)- + -ium.]
syn·cyti·al (-ssh-l) adj.
syncytium [sɪnˈsɪtɪəm]
n pl -cytia [-ˈsɪtɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei and enclosed in a cell membrane
[New Latin; see syn-, cyto-, -ium]
syncytial  adj
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Noun1.syncytium - a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
cytol, cytoplasm - the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism


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