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Meaning of syncytium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
sɪnˈsɪʃiəm

Definitions

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).

Equivalents

Čeština soubuní syncytium
Deutsch Synzytium
Suomi solusitkos
Français syncytium
Polski syncytium zespólnia

Examples

“These included multilobular consolidation with histiological lesions of bronchiolitis with epithelial necrosis and syncytia.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

synd. syndactyle syndactylism syndactyly syndapin syndecan

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