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Giant Cells - Preferred

Concept UI	M0024113
Scope note	Multinucleated masses produced by the fusion of many cells; often associated with viral infections. In AIDS, they are induced when the envelope glycoprotein of the HIV virus binds to the CD4 antigen of uninfected neighboring T4 cells. The resulting syncytium leads to cell death and thus may account for the cytopathic effect of the virus.
Preferred term	Giant Cells
Entry term(s)	Cell, Giant Cell, Multinucleated Giant Cells, Giant Cells, Multinucleated Giant Giant Cell Giant Cell, Multinucleated Giant Cells, Multinucleated Multinucleated Giant Cell Multinucleated Giant Cells Polykaryocyte Polykaryocytes Syncytia Syncytium