HYBRIDOMA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("hybridoma" is a kind of...):

somatic cell; vegetative cell (any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes)

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