Namalwa
/nəˈmɑːlwə/ /nəˈmalwə/Immunology
noun
A line of cultured human lymphoblastoid (Burkitt's lymphoma) cells, used in various experimental settings and to produce interferon on a large scale.
Origin
1970s. From the name of Namalwa Joseph, the Ugandan patient from whom the cells were originally taken in 1967.
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