SYNCYTIA

SYNCYTIUM

syncytium

(noun) a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Noun

syncytia

plural of syncytium

Source: Wiktionary

SYNCYTIUM

Syn*cy"ti*um, n.; pl. Syncitia. Etym: [NL., from Gr.

1. (Biol.)

Definition: Tissue in which the cell or partition walls are wholly wanting and the cell bodies fused together, so that the tissue consists of a continuous mass of protoplasm in which nuclei are imbedded, as in ordinary striped muscle.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The ectoderm of a sponge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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