An immortalized, antibody-secreting cell line that is used to produce certain desirable antibodies; a hybridoma is created by fusing a lymphocyte with a special myeloma.
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A hybrid cell, composed of a B Iymphocyte fused to a tumor cell, which grows indefinitely in tissue culture and is selected for the secretion of a specific antibody of interest.
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