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单词 dedifferentiation
释义

dedifferentiation

[ dee-dif-uh-ren-shee-ey-shuhn ]
/ diˌdɪf əˌrɛn ʃiˈeɪ ʃən /

noun Biology.

a process by which structures or behaviors that were specialized for a specific function lose their specialization and become simplified or generalized.

Origin of dedifferentiation

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + differentiation

Words nearby dedifferentiation

dedicatee, dedication, dedicatory, de dicto, dedifferentiate, dedifferentiation, de d in d, de dolo malo, dedolomitization, dedolomitize, deduce
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British Dictionary definitions for dedifferentiation

dedifferentiation
/ (diːˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən) /

noun

the reversion of the cells of differentiated tissue to a less specialized form
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for dedifferentiation

dedifferentiation
[ dē′dĭf-ə-rĕn′shē-āshən ]

n.

Regression of a specialized cell or tissue to a simpler unspecialized form.

Other words from dedifferentiation

de′dif•fer•enti•ate′ v.
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