Definitions for "Cell fusion"
Process in which the plasma membranes of two cells break down at the point of contact between them, allowing the two cytoplasms to mingle.
Production of a hybrid cell containing two or more nuclei by various techniques that stimulate the fusion of the plasma membranes of two cells at the point of contact and intermingling of their cytoplasms. See also hybridoma.
The formation of a single hybrid cell from two cells in response to treatment with a fusogen.