transdifferentiatev.
/ˌtranzdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪeɪt/, /ˌtrɑːnzdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪeɪt/, /ˌtransdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪeɪt/, /ˌtrɑːnsdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪeɪt/, U.S. /ˌtrænzdɪfəˈrɛn(t)ʃiˌeɪt/, /ˌtræn(t)sdɪfəˈrɛn(t)ʃiˌeɪt/ Biology.
intransitive. To undergo transdifferentiation.
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1971 F. C. Kafatos in Endocrinologia Experimentalis 5 106 DNA synthesis is suppressed by specific inhibitors and the subsequent ability of the cell to transdifferentiate or not [is] assayed morphologically.
1995 C. Nielsen Animal Evol. viii. 55 The anthomedusa Podocoryne has cross-striated myocytes in the subumbrellar epithelium. These cells can be induced to transdifferentiate into smooth muscle cells.
2004 New Yorker 18 Oct. 78/1 Claims about the ability of adult stem cells to transdifferentiate or mature into another type of tissue.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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