Syncytium Definition

sĭn-sĭshē-əm
syncytia
noun
A mass of protoplasm containing scattered nuclei that are not separated into distinct cells, as in striated muscle fibers.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Syncytium

Noun

Singular:
syncytium
Plural:
syncytia

Origin of Syncytium

  • From Ancient Greek σύν (sun, “with") + κύτος (kutos, “vessel, cell")

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin syn– cyt(o)– –ium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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