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| He·La cell [ héllə sèl ] (plural He·La cells) or He·la cell [ héllə sèl ] (plural He·la cells) |
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cultured cancer cell: a cell from a strain of human cervical cancer cells that is used in medical and biological research
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| [Mid-20th century. Acronym < Henrietta Lacks, from whom the original cells were taken] |
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