Look up: syncytium

1. syncytium
   A multinucleate cell. (Pl. syncytia.)
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2. Syncytium
   A multi-nucleate mass of protoplasm surrounded by a common cell wall.
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3. syncytium
   [n] - a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
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4. syncytium
   An epithelium or tissue in which there is cytoplasmic continuity between the constituent cells.
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5. Syncytium
   Syn·cy'ti·um noun ; plural Syncitia . [ New Latin , from Greek ... together + ... a hollow vessel.] 1. (Biol.) Tissue in which the cell or partition walls are wholly wanting and the cell bodies fused together, so that...
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6. syncytium
   <pathology> An epithelium or tissue in which there is cytoplasmic continuity between the constituent cells. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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7. syncytium
   noun a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
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8. syncytium
   (sin-sish´e-әm) a multinucleate mass of protoplasm produced by the merging of cells. adj., syncyt´ial., adj.
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9. Syncytium
   • (n.) The ectoderm of a sponge. • (n.) 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.
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10. syncytium
    (from the article `nucleus`) A cell normally contains only one nucleus; under some conditions, however, the nucleus divides but the cytoplasm does not. This produces a ... ...two or more diploid zygotes (the structures that result from the union of two sex cells) results in the formation of a plasmodium—a motile, ... [2 related ...
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11. syncytium
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sin-si′shē-ŭm, -ă; -sit′ē-ŭm Definitions: 1. A multinucleated protoplasmic mass formed by the secondary union of originally separate cells.
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12. syncytium
    Greek syn = with, and kytos = cell, hence a multinucleate mass of protoplasm, formed by the merging of cells.
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13. syncytium
    A large cell-like structure formed by the joining together of two or more cells. The plural is syncytia.
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14. Syncytium
    In biology, a `syncytium` (also spelled `syncitium`, plural `syncytia`) is a large cell-like structure; filled with cytoplasm and containing many nuclei. Most cells in eukaryotic organisms have a single nucleus; syncytia are specialized forms used by various organisms. The term may also refer to cel...
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