dedifferentiation

noun
/diːˌdɪfəɹɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English differentiation English dedifferentiation From de- + differentiation.

  1. derived from -ationbor

Definitions

  1. The loss or reversal of differentiation.

  2. The biological process whereby cells revert from a specialized function to a simpler or…

    The biological process whereby cells revert from a specialized function to a simpler or less specialized form.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dedifferentiation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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