HeLa cell

noun
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Definition of HeLa cell

: a cell of a continuously cultured strain isolated from a human uterine cervical carcinoma in 1951 and used in biomedical research especially to culture viruses

First Known Use of HeLa cell

1953, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for HeLa cell

Henrietta Lacks †1951 patient from whom the cells were taken

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hela cell

noun, often capitalized H & 1st L
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Medical Definition of hela cell

: a cell of a continuously cultured strain isolated from a human uterine cervical carcinoma in 1951 and used in biomedical research especially to culture viruses