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syncytium
syn·cy·ti·um [ sin síshəm, sin síshee əm ] (plural syn·cy·ti·a [ sin síshə, sin síshee ə ])


noun 
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mass of cytoplasm: a mass of cytoplasm within a cell membrane that contains multiple nuclei and is often the result of cellular fusion, e.g. in some slime molds
[Late 19th century. <syn- + Greek kutos "hollow vessel"]

syn·cy·ti·al [ sin síshee əl ] adjective
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