n., pl., -cy·ti·a (-sĭsh'ē-ə).
A multinucleated mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into individual cells.
[New Latin : SYN- + CYT(O)- + -IUM.]
syncytial syn·cy'ti·al (-sĭsh'ē-əl) adj.
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