syncitium

English

noun

Definitions

(biology) A mass of cytoplasm that has many nuclei and an enclosing membrane but no individual cells

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek κύτος (vessel, container, receptacle, jar, hollow vessel, cell).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κύτος

Gloss

vessel, container, receptacle, jar, hollow vessel, cell

`Kanji`

器

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

cyto- English
cyta Latin
cytus Latin
cito- Italian
cito- Spanish, Castilian
κύτος Ancient Greek
*(s)kewH- Proto-Indo-European
cíti- Irish
-cyt Czech
-cit Catalan, Valencian
κύτος Greek (modern)

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