"syncytium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɪnˈsɪʃiəm/ Forms: syncytia [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, cell”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|σύν||with}} Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) Head templates: {{en-noun|syncytia}} syncytium (plural syncytia)
  1. (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). Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: coenocyte, syncitium Derived forms: syncytiosome Translations (a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei): syncytium (Norwegian Bokmål)

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