syncytium meaning

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

Definition of syncytium

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

    Type of: cytoplasm

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