syncytium — [ sɛ̃sitjɔm ] n. m. • 1897; mot all. v. 1870; de syn et gr. kutos « cellule » ♦ Biol. Masse cytoplasmique qui renferme plusieurs noyaux. Adj. SYNCYTIAL, IALE, IAUX . ● syncytium ou syncitium nom masculin (latin ; syncytium) Masse de cytoplasme… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Syncytium — Syn*cy ti*um, n.; pl. {Syncitia}. [NL., from Gr. ? together + ? a hollow vessel.] 1. (Biol.) Tissue in which the cell or partition walls are wholly wanting and the cell bodies fused together, so that the tissue consists of a continuous mass of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
syncytium — syncytium. = multinucleate cell (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
syncytium — [sin sish′ē əm] n. pl. syncytia [sin sish′ēə] [ SYN + CYT(O) + IUM] a mass of protoplasm containing scattered nuclei that are not separated into distinct cells, as in striated muscle fibers syncytial [sin sish′ēəl] adj … English World dictionary
Syncytium — In biology, a syncytium ( plural syncytia ) is a large cell like structure filled with cytoplasm containing many nuclei. Formation A syncytium can form in two ways. Many insects such as the model organism Drosophila melanogaster lay eggs that… … Wikipedia
Syncytium — En biologie, un syncitium est une région de cytoplasme contenant plusieurs noyaux. Les syncitiums ne doivent pas être confondus avec certaines cellules de la lignée sanguine dont le noyau peut prendre un aspect polylobé pouvant laisser penser à… … Wikipédia en Français
syncytium — noun (plural syncytia) Etymology: New Latin, from syn + cyt Date: 1876 1. a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm resulting from fusion of cells 2. coenocyte 1 • syncytial adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Syncytium — Ein Synzytium (Plural: Synzytien), auch Coenoblast oder Coenocyt, bezeichnet eine mehrkernige (polyenergide) Zelle. Ein Synzytium kann durch Verschmelzung von mehreren Einzelzellen oder durch Kernteilungen ohne anschließende Teilung des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
syncytium — n.; pl. syncytia [Gr. syn, together; kytos, container] A continuous mass of protoplasm with several or many nuclei; a multinucleate cell; syncytial adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
syncytium — An epithelium or tissue in which there is cytoplasmic continuity between the constituent cells … Dictionary of molecular biology
