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cell line

–noun Cell Biology.
a perpetuating strain of cells in laboratory culture.

Origin:
1950–55
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Main Entry: cell line
Function: noun
: a cell culture selected for uniformity from a cell population derived from a usually homogeneous tissue source (as an organ) cell line derived from human endometrial carcinoma —Biological Abstracts>
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cell line n.
Cells grown in tissue culture and representing generations of a primary culture.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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