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Definition of Hybridoma

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

Definition of Hybridoma

1. Noun. (immunology) A hybrid cell engineered from a lymphocyte and a tumour cell; used to generate monoclonal antibodies ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Hybridoma

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Medical Definition of Hybridoma

1. A cell hybrid in which a tumour cell forms one of the original source cells. In practice, confined to hybrids between T or B lymphocytes and appropriate myeloma cell lines. (13 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Hybridoma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Understanding the Immune System by Lydia Woods Schindler (1991)
"... antibodies may be useful for such things as dissolving blood clots or destroying tumor cells. Yet other researchers, by fusing two hybridoma cells that ..."

2. Technology and Innovation in the International Economy by Charles Cooper (1994)
"These tumour cells result in a fused cell, or hybridoma, with the ability to multiply continuously. The hybridomas are then cloned and screened for their ..."

3. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"The resultant hybridoma cell, and all cells derived from it by cell ... hybridoma cells can be grown in large fermentors or immobilised on solid surfaces. ..."

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