Hybridoma (Noun)
Meaning
A hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- Researchers in the lab created a hybridoma to produce a specific monoclonal antibody that would help combat cancer cells.
- The new technology enabled scientists to isolate and study hybridomas that produced specific antibodies to combat diseases.
- In the 1970s, scientists began experimenting with hybridomas as a method of creating large quantities of monoclonal antibodies for medical research.
- To create an unlimited supply of a specific antibody, scientists would often create a hybridoma and then culture it in a lab.
- Hybridomas played a pivotal role in the development of modern antibody therapies due to their ability to produce monoclonal antibodies with consistent specificity and affinity.