HeLa Cell Definition

hĕlə
noun
A strain of cells derived from the first carcinoma cells to be continuously maintained in culture: still used in cancer and biological research.
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Origin of HeLa Cell

  • From the first two letters of the first and last name of Henrietta Lacks (1920–1951), the American cancer patient from whom the cells were taken in 1951

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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