syncytia

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UK/sɪnˈsɪt.i.ə/US/sɪnˈsɪʃ.ə/US/sɪnˈsɪʃ.i.ə/

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).

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Meanings

noun

alternative syncitia

  1. pluralplural of syncytium

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APA

syncytia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syncytia

MLA

“syncytia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syncytia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syncytia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syncytia.

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