syncytia


syncytium

S26-926800 (sin-sish'(e-)um) (sin-sish'(e-)a) plural.syncytia [ syn- + cyto- + -ium (2)] 1. A multinucleated mass of protoplasm such as a striated muscle fiber.2. A group of cells in which the protoplasm of one cell is continuous with that of adjoining cells such as the mesenchyme cells of the embryo. See: coenocyte