syncytium

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A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei
a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
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
{i} single cell or protoplasmic mass containing several nuclei (Biology)
The ectoderm of a sponge
syncytial
{s} of or pertaining to a syncytium, of or pertaining to a single cell or protoplasmic mass containing several nuclei (Biology)
syncytium

    Silbentrennung

    syn·cyt·i·um

    Synonyme

    coenocyte

    Aussprache

    Etymologie

    () From Ancient Greek σύν (sun, “with”) + κύτος (kutos, “vessel, cell”)
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