SYNCYTIUM


Meaning of SYNCYTIUM in English

sə̇nˈsish(ē)əm noun

( plural syncy·tia -)ə)

Etymology: New Latin, from syn- + cyt- + -ium

1. : a multinucleate mass of protoplasm resulting from fusion of cells (as in the plasmodium of a slime mold)

2. : coenocyte 1

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