syncytium

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɪnˈsɪʃiəm/

Noun

syncytium (plural syncytia)

  1. (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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Czech

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɪnt͡sɪtɪjum]

Noun

syncytium n

  1. syncytium (a type of multinucleate cell)
    Synonym: soubuní

Declension
Declension of syncytium (semisoft neuter foreign)
singular plural
nominative syncytium syncytia
genitive syncytia syncytií
dative syncytiu syncytiím
accusative syncytium syncytia
vocative syncytium syncytia
locative syncytiu syncytiích
instrumental syncytiem syncytii

Further reading
  • syncytium in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

syncytium n (definite singular, indefinite plural, definite plural)

  1. syncytium

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Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɨnˈt͡sɨ.tjum/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɨtjum
  • Syllabification: syn‧cy‧tium

Noun

syncytium n

  1. syncytium (type of multinucleate cell)
    Synonym: zespólnia

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
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