Medical Definition of Transformed cell
1.
The change of form or structure, conversion from one form to another.
The change that a normal cell undergoes as it becomes malignant. In eukaryotes, the conversion of normal cells to malignant cells in cell culture.
Origin: L. Formatio = formation
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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