syncytium

noun

Meaning

A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei

Etymology / origin

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Related words

heterosynkaryon(English)syncytialisation(English)synizesis(English)homokaryon(English)syndesis(English)syncytialization(English)cytosome(English)cytome(English)cytoplasm(English)nuclei(English)skeletal(English)muscle(English)

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