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differentiated

differentiated

7.4
A cell that has changed to do a specific job in the body
  • adjective
  • /ˌdɪfərˈɛnʧiˌeɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
: diferenciado
  • In the process of development, the embryo produces various types of specialized, differentiated cells.

In oncogenesis, it is usually mutations in stem cells, not in differentiated tissue, that produce cancer.

Examples

  • It's usually mutations in stem cells, not in differentiated tissue, that produce cancer.

  • The other daughter cell can go on to divide further and give rise to these differentiated cell types.

  • You take a fully differentiated cell nucleus.

  • According to the list on the screen and on the board above the egg, the sperm in fact, are differentiated cells.

  • The issue is it doesn't increase by a lot, you know, So a more differentiated cell and more mature cell maybe maybe one or two years older than the stem cell.

  • In oncogenesis, it is usually mutations in stem cells, not in differentiated tissue, that produce cancer.

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  • Scientists study differentiated cells to understand how they perform their specific functions in the body.

  • During tissue engineering, researchers aim to create differentiated cells that can replace damaged tissues.

Antonyms

undifferentiated
3 7.5

Not clearly divided into different parts or types

How Specialized

specialized
  • US
70 5.4
differentiated
  • Specialized
7.4

Surface Forms

differentiated positive

Morphology

differentiated = differentiate (semi-transparent) = different + iate + ed

Formed by adding '-ed' to the verb 'differentiate'; morphologically regular formation.

Etymology

The word differentiated comes from Latin parts dis- 'apart' and ferre 'to carry', the same fer- you see in transfer 'to carry'. So a differentiated cell has become different and now does a particular job in the body.