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cell line

American

noun

Cell Biology.

a perpetuating strain of cells in laboratory culture.

cell line British

noun

biology a clone of animal or plant cells that can be grown in a suitable nutrient culture medium in the laboratory

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Etymology

Origin of cell line

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

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The cell line, called "HeLa" after the patient's first and last name, was sent to research labs around the world.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

When a cancer cell line named colon26 was treated with rbNPs, cell division was arrested and programmed cell death was induced, indicating strong anticancer effects of the nanoparticles.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

This type of stem cell, which the researchers derived from a federally approved stem cell line, can differentiate into almost any other cell type if provided the right proteins or other biochemical signals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

To do this they used a stem cell line derived from skin cells donated by a healthy 75-year-old woman.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2023

But it was the best of times for science in that this very peculiar tumor gave rise to the HeLa cell line.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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