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syn⋅cy⋅tium

  [sin-sish-uhm, -ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -cy⋅tia  [-sish-uh, -ee-uh] . Biology.
a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
Origin:
1875–80; < NL; see syn-, cyto-, -ium

Related forms:
syn⋅cy⋅tial  [sin-sish-uhl] , adjective
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syn·cy·ti·um   (sĭn-sĭsh'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. syn·cy·ti·a (-sĭsh'ē-ə)
A multinucleated mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into individual cells.

[New Latin : syn- + cyt(o)- + -ium.]
syn·cy'ti·al (-sĭsh'ē-əl) adj.
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Main Entry: syn·cy·tium
Pronunciation: sin-'sish-(E-)&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural syn·cy·tia /-(E-)&/
1 : a multinucleate mass of protoplasm (as in the plasmodium of a slime mold) resulting from fusion of cells
2 : COENOCYTE 1
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syncytium syn·cy·ti·um (sĭn-sĭsh'ē-əm)
n. pl. syn·cy·ti·a (-sĭsh'ē-ə)
A mass of cytoplasm having many nuclei but no internal cell boundaries.

syn·cy'ti·al adj.

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