English Explanatory Dictionary

syncytial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a syncytium.
  2. Characterized by interdependence and a sense of mutual identity.

Pronunciation

/sɪnˈsɪt.i.əl/ /sɪnˈsɪʃ.əl/ /sɪnˈsɪʃ.(i.)əl/

Word forms

syncytial more syncytial most syncytial

Etymology

From syncyti(um) + -al.

Synonyms

syncytical

Related words

multinuclear multinucleate polynuclear polynucleate

Derived words

presyncytial respiratory syncytial virus syncytiality syncytialization syncytialized syncytially
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