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dedifferentiation

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de·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion  (ddf--rnsh-shn)
n. Biology
Regression of a specialized cell or tissue to a simpler, more embryonic, unspecialized form. Dedifferentiation may occur before the regeneration of appendages in plants and certain animals and in the development of some cancers.
dedif·fer·enti·ate v.
dedifferentiation [diːˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the reversion of the cells of differentiated tissue to a less specialized form
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Noun1.dedifferentiation - the loss of specialization in form or function
adaption, adaptation, adjustment - the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)


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The well-differentiated and myxoid types are associated with uniformly good outcomes, including lower recurrence rates (30 to 50%) and excellent survival (75 to 100% at 5 yr); also, these two types do not metastasize unless they undergo dedifferentiation to a high-grade liposarcoma, which is a rare, time-dependent process most often associated with incompletely treated and multiply recurrent liposarcomas.
Liposarcoma of the tongue: case report and review of the literature by Shen, Yuenan / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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By interfering with normal follicular dendritic cell function, age likely has the same effect on transmissible spongiform encephalopathies as has been observed due to dedifferentiation of follicular dendritic cells (8).
Age and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies by Joly, Damien O. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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