syncitium

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A form of syncytium — 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).

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounsyncitium (plural syncitia)

plural syncitia

  1. misspellingMisspelling of syncytium.
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