syncytium

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, with) + κύτος (kútos, vessel, cell).

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syncytium (plural syncytia)

  1. (biology) A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei; a multinucleate cell resulting from cell fusions of mononuclear cells (for example, the cells that make up animal skeletal muscle).

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Czech

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪnt͡sɪtɪjum]

Noun

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syncytium n

  1. syncytium (a type of multinucleate cell)
    Synonym: soubuní

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Further reading

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  • syncytium”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

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Noun

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syncytium n (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

  1. syncytium

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Polish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sɘnˈt͡sɘ.tjum/
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  • Rhymes: -ɘtjum
  • Syllabification: syn‧cy‧tium

Noun

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syncytium n

  1. syncytium (type of multinucleate cell)
    Synonym: zespólnia

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