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syncytium

/sɪnˈsɪʃiəm/

syncytium noun: 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).

Noun

syncytium (plural syncytia)

  1. 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).
    • These included multilobular consolidation with histiological lesions of bronchiolitis with epithelial necrosis and syncytia.2015 November 17, “Single Pathogen Challenge with Agents of the Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    coenocyte

syncytium meaning in Tamil and Arabic

syncytium in Tamil

பல்கருமுதலுரு, சுவரற்ற கூட்டுச் செல்லடுக்கு, பலகருமுதலுரு

syncytium in Arabic

a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei
مُلْتَحِم خَلَوِيّ multaḥim ḵalawiyy

Synonyms of syncytium

Forms of syncytium

pluralsyncytia
alternative formsyncitium

Origin of syncytium

From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, cell”).

Words formed from syncytium

Questions about syncytium

What does syncytium mean?
Syncytium means 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).
What is syncytium in Tamil?
Syncytium in Tamil is பல்கருமுதலுரு, சுவரற்ற கூட்டுச் செல்லடுக்கு, பலகருமுதலுரு. See Syncytium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is syncytium?
Syncytium is a noun.
How do you pronounce syncytium?
Syncytium is pronounced /sɪnˈsɪʃiəm/.
What is the plural of syncytium?
The plural of syncytium is syncytia.

Words near syncytium in the dictionary

  1. syncytiosome
  2. syncytiosomes
  3. syncytiotrophoblast
  4. syncytiotrophoblastic
  5. syncytiotrophoblasts
  6. syncytium
  7. synd.
  8. syndactyl
  9. syndactyle
  10. syndactyles
  11. syndactylic

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