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syncytium (iou) and mai (iou)


syncytium (iou)



syncytium noun. . L19.
[from SYN- + Greek kutos receptacle, vessel: see -CYTE, -IUM.]
Biology. A single cell or cytoplasmic mass containing several nuclei, formed by fusion of cells or by division of nuclei; a tissue in which the cytoplasm of constituent cells is continuous; spec. in Embryology, a structure of this kind forming the outermost layer of the trophoblast.
syncytial adjective of the Nature of or pertaining to a syncytium (respiratory syncytium virus: see RESPIRATORY adjective) L19.

mai (iou)



mai noun. NZ. M19.
[Contr.]
= MATAI noun1.