noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor wordnet

Synonyms

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dedifferentiationloss of differentiation

Antonyms

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differentiationmaturationprosoplasiaspecialization

Etymology

From ana- + -plasia.