syncytium en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /sɪnˈsɪʃiəm/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, cell”).
Meanings
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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).
These included multilobular consolidation with histiological lesions of bronchiolitis with epithelial necrosis and syncytia.
2015 November 17, “Single Pathogen Challenge with Agents of the Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| syncytia | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| syncitium | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
syncytiosome · syncytiotrophoblast · syncytial
Synonyms
Translations (7)
pl zespólnia (a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei) · ar مُلْتَحِم خَلَوِيّ (a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei) · pl syncytium (a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei) · nb syncytium (a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei) · cs soubuní (a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei) · cs syncytium (a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei) · de Synzytium (a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei)