Meanings
nountransdifferentiation (countable and uncountable, plural transdifferentiations)
plural transdifferentiations
- countableuncountablebiologyThe change of one type of differentiated cell into another; metaplasia
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
- Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
- Proto-Italic*trāns
- Proto-Italic*trāns-
- Latintrans-
- Englishtrans-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latindifferō
- Latindifferēns
- Latindifferentia
- New Latindifferentiō
- New Latindifferentiātus
- Englishdifferentiate
- Englishdifferentiation
- Englishtransdifferentiation
From trans- + differentiation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish transdifferentiaatio
- transdifferentiaatiochange of one type of differentiated cell into another
Italian transdifferenziazione
- transdifferenziazionechange of one type of differentiated cell into another
Cite this entry
APA
transdifferentiation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transdifferentiation
MLA
“transdifferentiation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transdifferentiation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transdifferentiation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transdifferentiation.
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