HeLa

See also: hela, Hela, helá, héla, helą, and Helą

Translingual

Etymology

From English Henrietta+Lacks. Named after the American cancer patient Henrietta Lacks.

Symbol

HeLa

(medicine, cytology) A strain of cells derived from a cervical cancer tumor of Henrietta Lacks.

Derived terms

HeLa cell

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