hybridoma
/ˌhaɪbrɪˈdoʊmə/
noun
- A hybrid cell created in a laboratory by fusing a specific antibody-producing cell with a cancer cell, used to produce large quantities of identical antibodies.
- Scientists created a hybridoma to produce antibodies for the new vaccine.
- Each hybridoma cell line produces a single type of antibody.
- The hybridoma technology allows mass production of monoclonal antibodies.