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syncytiotrophoblast

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The outer layer of the trophoblast, consisting of a single cell with many nuclei and a very large size and surface area.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

From syncytium + -o- + trophoblast.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أرومة غاذية مخلوية — multinucleated cell
  • Basque: sintzitiotrofoblasto — multinucleated cell
  • Chinese: 合胞體滋胚層 /合胞体滋胚层 — multinucleated cell
  • French: syncytiotrophoblaste — multinucleated cell
  • Galician: sincitiotrofoblasto — multinucleated cell
  • Greek: συγκυτιοτροφοβλάστη (sygkytiotrofovlásti) — multinucleated cell
  • Indonesian: sinsitiotrofoblas — multinucleated cell
  • Japanese: 合胞体性栄養膜 — multinucleated cell
  • Latin: syncytiotrophoblastus — multinucleated cell
  • Lithuanian: sincitiotrofoblastai — multinucleated cell
  • Persian: سینسیتیوتروفوبلاست — multinucleated cell
  • Polish: syncytiotrofoblast — multinucleated cell
  • Portuguese: sinciciotrofoblasto — multinucleated cell
  • Spanish: sincitiotrofoblasto — multinucleated cell
  • Vietnamese: lá nuôi hợp bào — multinucleated cell