syncytium
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English
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with”) + κύτος (kútos, “vessel, cell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
syncytium (plural syncytia)
- (biology) 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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Translations
a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
syncytium n
Declension
Further reading
- “syncytium”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
syncytium n (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)
References
- “syncytium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
syncytium n
Declension
Declension of syncytium
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | syncytium | syncytia |
| genitive | syncytium | syncytiów |
| dative | syncytium | syncytiom |
| accusative | syncytium | syncytia |
| instrumental | syncytium | syncytiami |
| locative | syncytium | syncytiach |
| vocative | syncytium | syncytia |
Further reading
- syncytium in Polish dictionaries at PWN