Syncytium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɪnˈsɪʃiəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Syncytium is a noun meaning (biology) A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei; a multinucleate cell resulting from cell fusions of mononuclear cells (for example, the cells that make up animal skeletal muscle).
Meaning
(biology) A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei; a multinucleate cell resulting from cell fusions of mononuclear cells (for example, the cells that make up animal skeletal muscle).
Example Sentences
These included multilobular consolidation with histiological lesions of bronchiolitis with epithelial necrosis and syncytia.
Word Forms
- syncytia
- syncitium
Synonyms for syncytium
Depending on context, synonyms include coenocyte.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heterosynkaryon, syncytialisation, synizesis, homokaryon, syndesis, syncytialization.
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