syncytium

[ sin-sish-uh m, -ee-uh m ]
/ sɪnˈsɪʃ əm, -i əm /

noun, plural syn·cy·tia [sin-sish-uh, -sish-ee-uh] /sɪnˈsɪʃ ə, -ˈsɪʃ i ə/. Biology.

a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.

Origin of syncytium

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; see origin at syn-, cyto-, -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM syncytium

syn·cy·tial [sin-sish-uh l] /sɪnˈsɪʃ əl/, adjective

Words nearby syncytium

syncretism, syncretize, syncrisis, syncytial knot, syncytiotrophoblast, syncytium, synd, synd., syndactyl, syndactylia, syndactylism

British Dictionary definitions for syncytia

syncytium
/ (sɪnˈsɪtɪəm) /

noun plural -cytia (-ˈsɪtɪə)

zoology a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei and enclosed in a cell membrane

Derived forms of syncytium

syncytial, adjective

Word Origin for syncytium

C19: New Latin; see syn-, cyto-, -ium

Medical definitions for syncytia

syncytium
[ 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.

Other words from syncytium

syn•cy′ti•al adj.