syncytium
/sin-sish-uhm, -ee-uhm/US // sɪnˈsɪʃ əm, -i əm //UK // (sɪnˈsɪtɪəm) //
细胞膜,胞衣,细胞器,浆膜
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural syn·cy·tia [sin-sish-uh, -sish-ee-uh]. /sɪnˈsɪʃ ə, -ˈsɪʃ i ə/. Biology.
- : a multinucleate mass of cytoplasm that is not separated into cells.
Examples
In the early stages of many arthropods it is certain that the whole embryo is at first an unmistakable syncytium.
The ovum before segmentation is therefore in the condition of a syncytium.
The ovum, like that of Eupagurus before segmentation, is now a syncytium.
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