"transdifferentiation" meaning in English

See transdifferentiation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: transdifferentiations [plural]
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Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} transdifferentiation (countable and uncountable, plural transdifferentiations)
  1. (biology) The change of one type of differentiated cell into another; metaplasia Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: transdifferential Translations (change of one type of differentiated cell into another): transdifferentiaatio (Finnish), transdifferenziazione [feminine] (Italian)

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