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syncytium

syn·cy·tium

UK/sɪnˈsɪʃiəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)

Origin

From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, cell”).

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