dedifferentiation

/(ˌ)dē-ˌdi-fə-ˌren-chē-ˈā-shən/ (ame, mw)

dedifferentiation — 名詞

1. a process in which cells or tissues lose the special form or job they had and re

1.名詞C2
釋義

去分化

細胞退回較原始狀態

a process in which cells or tissues lose the special form or job they had and return to a simpler state.

例句

Ryo's team tracked dedifferentiation in skin cells around the burn.

Ryo 的團隊追蹤燒傷周圍皮膚細胞的去分化現象。

dedifferentiation in + cells/tissue

Under the microscope, the roots showed dedifferentiation after the stem was cut.

在顯微鏡下，研究人員看到根部在莖被切斷後出現去分化。

showed dedifferentiation after injury

同義詞
  • cellular reprogramming

    broader term that can include several kinds of change in cell identity

  • reversion

    more general return to an earlier state; dedifferentiation is specific to loss of specialization

反義詞

文法句型

dedifferentiation in + cells/tissue

dedifferentiation of + cells

undergo dedifferentiation

用法筆記

Mostly used in biology and medicine, especially for cells near an injury or in a tumour. It often appears after verbs such as undergo, show, or trigger.

常見錯誤

❌The cells became dedifferentiation after the cut.
✅The cells underwent dedifferentiation after the cut.
💡dedifferentiation is a noun, so use it after verbs such as undergo or show.