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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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