Syncytium

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.NounA 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).

Synonyms

heterosynkaryon syncytialisation synizesis homokaryon syndesis syncytialization cytosome cytome heterokaryon nucleocytoplasm somatogamy inclusion

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