dedifferentiation

dedifferentiation
1. The return of parts to a more homogeneous state. 2. SYN: anaplasia.

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de·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion -.ren-chē-'ā-shən n reversion of specialized structures (as cells) to a more generalized or primitive condition often as a preliminary to major physiological or structural change

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de·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion (de-dif″ər-en″she-aґshən) anaplasia.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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