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Syncytium Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix syn-

Syncytium has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)

2

A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei

See Also
nucleus coenocyte cytoplasm presyncytial syncytial syncytia
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
cytoplasm
Rhyming Words
ium sium ilium opium apium arium mnium onium odium aecium corium helium cilium lycium aprium radium lilium nerium galium indium
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