Etymology

osteodifferentiation

Today it means: The differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells into bone tissue Full definition →

English differentiation ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ésth₁
  2. Ancient Greekὀστέον (ostéon)
  3. Englishosteo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  5. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  7. Proto-Italic*dis-
  8. Latindis-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  11. Proto-Italic*ferō
  12. Latinferō
  13. Latindifferō
  14. Latindifferēns
  15. Latindifferentia
  16. New Latindifferentiō
  17. New Latindifferentiātus
  18. Englishdifferentiate
  19. Englishdifferentiation
  20. English todayosteodifferentiation

From osteo- + differentiation.

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