Dedifferentiation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Biology Regression of a specialized cell or tissue to a simpler, more embryonic, unspecialized form. Dedifferentiation may occur before the regeneration of appendages in plants and certain animals and in the development of some cancers.
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  • n. The loss or reversal of differentiation.
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  • n. the loss of specialization in form or function
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adjustment    adaption    adaptation