syncytium

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Noun syncytium has 1 sense

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

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Syncytium

Noun: A multinucleate mass of cytoplasm resulting from the fusion of cells, commonly found in certain tissues or organs.

Example sentence: The syncytium seen in the placenta is essential for the exchange of nutrients between the mother and the fetus.

Noun: A structure in certain viruses consisting of a merged host cell and viral components.

Example sentence: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) induces syncytium formation, leading to cell-to-cell spread of the virus.

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