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      dedifferentiation
      noun
      the loss of specialization in form or function
      Roots
      dede- · Latin · reversal, undoingdifferrediffer- · Latin · to carry apart, differens-ent · Latin · present participleatio-iation · Latin · act or process of
      Words related to dedifferentiation
      dedifferentiatevcytodifferentiationndifferentiationnnondifferentiationnblastogenesisnmesenchymalhistogeneticadjhistogenesistotipotencynhistogenicadjdifferentiatedadjmultipotentialphotomorphogenesismyoblasticadjepimorphosismetaplasiaspermatogonialmorphogenesisnblastemanhistoblastembryogenyadjblastematicadjosteoblasticadjentodermnmetaplasismesodermaladjneogenesisblastemaladjblastemicadjundifferentiatedadj

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      The word dedifferentiation breaks down into 4 roots of Latin origin: de-, from Latin de (“reversal, undoing”); differ, from Latin differre (“to carry apart, differ”); -ent, from Latin ens (“present participle”); and -iation, from Latin atio (“act or process of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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