zombie cell (English, noun)
expansion: zombie cell (plural zombie cells)
Senses:
topics: biology
cytology
medicine
natural-sciences
sciences
glosses: A senescent cell, which avoids programmed cell death (apoptosis) and may damage other cells (including causing them to become senescent) by secretions associated with senescence-associated secretory phenotype.
tags: informal
Forms:
form: zombie cells
tags: plural