Differentiation
| Differentiation | |
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| Term | Differentiation |
| Short definition | Differentiating agent - (pronounced) (DIH-feh-REN-shee-AY-ting AY-jent) A substance that causes a cell to transition from an immature form to a mature form. In cancer, a differentiation agent can help cancer cells become more like normal cells and grow and spread more slowly. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Differentiation - (pronounced) (DIH-feh-REN-shee-AY-shun) In biology, describes the processes by which immature cells become mature cells with specific functions. In cancer, this describes how much or how little tumor tissue looks like the normal tissue it came from. Well-differentiated cancer cells look more like normal cells and tend to grow and spread more slowly than poorly differentiated or undifferentiated cancer cells. Differentiation is used in tumor classification systems, which are different for each type of cancer
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Differentiation
- Wikipedia's article - Differentiation
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