lysigenoma

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lysigenoma (noun; Greek lysis, loosen; gene, to produce; -oma, tumor): (NEMATA) The name given a group of giant cells or syncytia denoting their origin from lysis or dissolution of walls of normal cells, forming a tumor-like structure.