DEDIFFERENTIATION


Meaning of DEDIFFERENTIATION in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )d ē - ˌ di-f ə - ˌ ren-ch ē - ' ā -sh ə n

Function: noun

Date: 1915

: reversion of specialized structures (as cells) to a more generalized or primitive condition often as a preliminary to major physiological or structural change

– de · dif · fer · en · ti · ate \ - ' ren-ch ē - ˌ ā t \ intransitive verb

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