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syncytium vs cytoplasm

cytoplasm vs syncytium

syncytium and cytoplasm both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
syncytium Yes No No No
cytoplasm Yes No No No
As nouns, cytoplasm is a hypernym of syncytium; that is, cytoplasm is a word with a broader meaning than syncytium:
  • syncytium: a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)
  • cytoplasm: the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Other hypernyms of syncytium include cytol.
syncytium (noun) cytoplasm (noun)
a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers) the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Difference between syncytium and cytoplasm

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