| hybridoma | <cell culture, tumour> 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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| hybridomas | Cells artificially created by fusion of activated lymphocytes with neoplastic cells. The resulting hybrid cells are cloned and produce pure or "monoclonal" antibodies or T-cell products, identical to those produced by the immunologically competent parent, and continually grow and divide as the neoplastic parent. (12 Dec 1998) |