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syn·cy·ti·um S0966100 (sĭn-sĭsh′ē-əm)n. pl. syn·cy·ti·a (-sĭsh′ē-ə) A multinucleated mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into individual cells. [New Latin : syn- + cyt(o)- + -ium.] syn·cy′ti·al (-sĭsh′ē-əl) adj.syncytium (sɪnˈsɪtɪəm) n, pl -cytia (-ˈsɪtɪə) (Zoology) zoology a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei and enclosed in a cell membrane[C19: New Latin; see syn-, cyto-, -ium] synˈcytial adjsyn•cy•tium (sɪnˈsɪʃ əm, -i əm) n., pl. -cy•tia (-ˈsɪʃ ə, -i ə) a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells. [1875–80; < New Latin; see syn-, -cyte, -ium2] syn•cy′tial (-ˈsɪʃ əl) adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | 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 | TranslationsSyncytiumenUK
syncytium[sin′sish·ē·əm] (cell and molecular biology) A mass of multinucleated cytoplasm without division into separate cells. Also known as polykaryocyte. (invertebrate zoology) Multinucleated cell or gland. Syncytium a structural type of animal and plant tissue characterized by incomplete demarcation of the cells. Separate portions of cytoplasm with nuclei are joined together by cytoplasmatic bridges. Mesenchyme and bone are examples of syncytium in animals. syncytiumenUK
syncytium [sin-sish´e-um] a multinucleate mass of protoplasm produced by the merging of cells. adj., adj syncyt´ial.syn·cy·ti·um, pl. syn·cy·ti·a (sin-si'shē-ŭm, -ă; -sit'ē-ŭm), A multinucleated protoplasmic mass formed by the secondary union of originally separate cells. [Mod. L. fr. syn- + G. kytos, cell] syncytium (sĭn-sĭsh′ē-əm)n. pl. syn·cytia (-sĭsh′ē-ə) A multinucleated mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into individual cells. syn·cy′ti·al (-sĭsh′ē-əl) adj.syn·cy·ti·um, pl. syncytia (sin-sish'ē-ŭm, -ă) A multinucleated protoplasmic mass formed by the secondary union of originally separate cells. [Mod. L. fr. syn- + G. kytos, cell]syncytium a cellular structure containing many nuclei.syncytiumenUK Related to syncytium: syncytiotrophoblastWords related to syncytiumnoun a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)Related Words |