DEDIFFERENTIATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The loss of specialization in form or function

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("dedifferentiation" is a kind of...):

adaptation; adaption; adjustment (the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions))

Derivation:

dedifferentiate (lose specialization in form or function)

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