noun
- plural of syncytium; multinucleated masses of cytoplasm formed by the fusion of cells
Usage: biology; medical
Examples
- The virus causes infected cells to form syncytia.
- Muscle tissue contains syncytia that allow coordinated contraction.
- Researchers observed the formation of syncytia in the cell culture.
- The pathologist identified syncytia in the tissue sample.
- Syncytia are common in certain types of infections.
- The formation of syncytia indicates cell membrane fusion.