dedifferentiated

A scientific term describing cells that have reverted from a specialized state to a more primitive, undifferentiated state, often in the context of biology or oncology.

• 🌐مصطلح علمي يصف الخلايا التي فقدت تخصصها وعادت إلى حالة بدائية غير متمايزة، ويُستخدم غالبًا في علم الأحياء وعلم الأورام.

1. Loss of specialization C2 formal scientific

   Having undergone dedifferentiation, meaning the loss of specialized structure or function, often reverting to a more primitive or general state.

   • The dedifferentiated cells lost their original tissue-specific characteristics.
   • In some cancers, dedifferentiated tumor cells become more aggressive.
   • The study focused on dedifferentiated plant cells that regained the ability to divide.

   🌐فاقد التخصص

   المرادفات: anaplasticprimitiveundifferentiatedunspecialized

   الأضداد: differentiatedspecialized

• more dedifferentiated comparative form
• most dedifferentiated superlative form

A verb used in biology to describe the process by which a specialized cell loses its specific characteristics and reverts to a more generalized, undifferentiated state.

• 🌐فعل يُستخدم في علم الأحياء لوصف عملية تفقد فيها الخلية المتخصصة خصائصها النوعية وتعود إلى حالة أكثر عمومية وغير متمايزة.

1. Lose specialization in form or function C2 formal scientific

   To revert from a specialized state to a more general or primitive form or function, often used in biology to describe cells losing their specialized characteristics.

   • In certain conditions, plant cells can dedifferentiate and form a callus.
   • The study showed that some cancer cells dedifferentiate to a more stem-like state.
   • Researchers observed that the tissue began to dedifferentiate after injury.

   🌐فقدان التخصص

   الأضداد: differentiatespecialize

• dedifferentiated past participle
• dedifferentiated past simple
• dedifferentiating present participle
• dedifferentiates third person singular