syncytium

[ sin-sish-uhm, -ee-uhm ]

/ sɪnˈsɪʃ əm, -i əm /

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

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at syn-, cyto-, -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM syncytium

syn·cy·tial

[sin-sish-uhl], /sɪnˈsɪʃ əl/, adjective

Words nearby syncytium

syncretism, syncretize, syncrisis, syncytial knot, syncytiotrophoblast, syncytium, synd., syndactyl, syndactylia, syndactylism, syndactylous

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Example sentences from the Web for syncytium

The ovum before segmentation is therefore in the condition of a syncytium.
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The ovum, like that of Eupagurus before segmentation, is now a syncytium.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for syncytium

syncytium

/ (sɪnˈsɪtɪəm) /

noun plural -cytia (-ˈsɪtɪə)

zoology a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei and enclosed in a cell membrane

Derived forms of syncytium

syncytial, adjective

Word Origin for syncytium

C19: New Latin; see syn-, cyto-, -ium

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Medical definitions for syncytium

syncytium

[ sĭn-sĭsh′ē-əm ]

n. pl. syn•cy•ti•a (-sĭsh′ē-ə)

A mass of cytoplasm having many nuclei but no internal cell boundaries.

Other words from syncytium

syn•cy′ti•al adj.

单词	syncytium
释义	syncytium [ sin-sish-uhm, -ee-uhm ] / sɪnˈsɪʃ əm, -i əm / 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 From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at syn-, cyto-, -ium OTHER WORDS FROM syncytium syn·cy·tial [sin-sish-uhl], /sɪnˈsɪʃ əl/, adjective Words nearby syncytium syncretism, syncretize, syncrisis, syncytial knot, syncytiotrophoblast, syncytium, synd., syndactyl, syndactylia, syndactylism, syndactylous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for syncytium The ovum before segmentation is therefore in the condition of a syncytium. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The ovum, like that of Eupagurus before segmentation, is now a syncytium. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour British Dictionary definitions for syncytium syncytium / (sɪnˈsɪtɪəm) / noun plural -cytia (-ˈsɪtɪə) zoology a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei and enclosed in a cell membrane Derived forms of syncytium syncytial, adjective Word Origin for syncytium C19: New Latin; see syn-, cyto-, -ium Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for syncytium syncytium [ sĭn-sĭsh′ē-əm ] n. pl. syn•cy•ti•a (-sĭsh′ē-ə) A mass of cytoplasm having many nuclei but no internal cell boundaries. Other words from syncytium syn•cy′ti•al adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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