dedifferentiate

• 生物学动词，指已分化的细胞失去其特化特征，恢复到较原始、未分化的状态。

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.

1. Lose specialization in form or functionC2formalscientific

   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.

   去分化

   • 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.

   反义词differentiatespecialize