cell line


cell line

noun

Definition of CELL LINE

: a cell culture selected for uniformity from a cell population derived from a usually homogeneous tissue source (as an organ) <a newly established cell line derived from a human endometrial carcinoma — Biological Abstracts>

First Known Use of CELL LINE

1951

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