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Cytoplasm vs Syncytium - What's the difference?

cytoplasm | syncytium |

As nouns the difference between cytoplasm and syncytium

is that cytoplasm is (cytology) the contents of a cell except for the nucleus it includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton while syncytium is (biology) a mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei.

cytoplasm

English

(wikipedia cytoplasm)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.

    • Derived terms

    * cytoplasmic

    See also

    * protoplasm

    syncytium

    English

    (wikipedia syncytium)

    Alternative forms

    * syncitium

    Noun

    (syncytia)
  • (biology) A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei.

    • Synonyms

    * coenocyte