maldifferentiation

noun

Incorrect differentiation (typically of stem cells)

OriginEnglish differentiation ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia →
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Meanings

nounmaldifferentiation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIncorrect differentiation (typically of stem cells)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)molos?
  3. Proto-Italic*malos
  4. Latinmalus
  5. Latinmale
  6. Old Frenchmal-
  7. Englishmal-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  11. Proto-Italic*dis-
  12. Latindis-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  15. Proto-Italic*ferō
  16. Latinferō
  17. Latindifferō
  18. Latindifferēns
  19. Latindifferentia
  20. New Latindifferentiō
  21. New Latindifferentiātus
  22. Englishdifferentiate
  23. Englishdifferentiation
  24. Englishmaldifferentiation

From mal- + differentiation.

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APA

maldifferentiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maldifferentiation

MLA

“maldifferentiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maldifferentiation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maldifferentiation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maldifferentiation.

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