Definition of "syncytia" []

• Plural form of syncytium. (noun)

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• "APMV-5 strain Kunitachi produced CPE in Vero cells, resulting in cell rounding and detachment as well as the formation of large syncytia observed 3 days post-infection."
• "Temasek Lifesciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Drosophila body wall muscles are multinucleated syncytia formed by successive fusions between a founder myoblast and several fusion competent myoblasts."
• "Drosophila body wall muscles are multinucleated syncytia formed by successive fusions between a founder myoblast and several fusion competent myoblasts."