Meaning of DIFFERENTIATION

Pronunciation:			d`ifur`enshee'eyshun
Matching Terms:			differentiation antigen
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		In cancer, refers to how mature (developed) the cancer cells are in a tumor. Differentiated tumor cells resemble normal cells and tend to grow and spread at a slower rate than undifferentiated or poorly-differentiated tumor cells, which lack the structure and function of normal cells and grow uncontrollably.
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