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transdifferentiation

transdifferentiation noun: the change of one type of differentiated cell into another; metaplasia.

Noun

transdifferentiation (countable and uncountable, plural transdifferentiations)

  1. The change of one type of differentiated cell into another; metaplasia

Forms of transdifferentiation

pluraltransdifferentiations

Origin of transdifferentiation

From trans- + differentiation.

Questions about transdifferentiation

What does transdifferentiation mean?
Transdifferentiation means the change of one type of differentiated cell into another; metaplasia.
What part of speech is transdifferentiation?
Transdifferentiation is a noun.
What is the plural of transdifferentiation?
The plural of transdifferentiation is transdifferentiations.

Words near transdifferentiation in the dictionary

  1. transdifferential
  2. transdifferentiate
  3. transdifferentiated
  4. transdifferentiates
  5. transdifferentiating
  6. transdifferentiation
  7. transdifferentiations
  8. transdifferentiative
  9. transdimensional
  10. transdimentional
  11. transdimerization

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