a cancerous cell belonging to a strain continuously cultured since its isolation in 1951 from a patient suffering from uterine cervical carcinoma. The designation HeLa is derived from the name of the patient. HeLa cells have been widely used in laboratory studies, especially in research on viruses.
HELA CELL
Meaning of HELA CELL in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012