"HeLa cell" meaning in English

See HeLa cell in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: HeLa cells [plural]
Etymology: Named after the American cancer patient Henrietta Lacks. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|cancer patient||||}} cancer patient, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Henrietta Lacks}} Henrietta Lacks, {{named-after|en|Henrietta Lacks|nat=the American|occ=cancer patient|wplink==}} Named after the American cancer patient Henrietta Lacks Head templates: {{en-noun|head=HeLa cell}} HeLa cell (plural HeLa cells)
  1. (medicine, cytology) An immortal cell line that can divide an unlimited number of times in a laboratory cell culture plate, as long as fundamental cell survival conditions are met. Categories (topical): Cytology, Medicine

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