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syn·cy·ti·um (s

n-s

n. pl. syn·cy·ti·a (-s

)

A multinucleated mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into individual cells.

[New Latin : syn- + cyt(o)- + -ium.]

syn·cyti·al (-s

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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Noun

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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