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■ noun ( plural syncytia -tɪə ) Biology a single cell or cytoplasmic mass containing several nuclei.
Derivatives
syncytial adjective
Origin
C19: from syn- + -cyte + -ium .
[ sɪn'sɪtɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural syncytia -tɪə ) Biology a single cell or cytoplasmic mass containing several nuclei.
Derivatives
syncytial adjective
Origin
C19: from syn- + -cyte + -ium .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004