cell line

American  

noun

Cell Biology.

1. a perpetuating strain of cells in laboratory culture.

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cell line British  

noun

1. 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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cell line

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

Both significantly accelerated tumor growth and increased metastatic colonization in independent cell line models.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026

They used CRISPR/Cas9 to introduce the exact same mutation into a healthy stem cell line.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 17, 2025

The team's measurements with patient-derived vital tumor explants confirmed their findings from the cell line experiments.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2024

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