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Noun: syncytium (syncytia)  sin'si-tee-um or sin'si-shee-um
  1. A mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)

Derived forms: syncytia

Type of: cytol, cytoplasm

Encyclopedia: Syncytium

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