UNDIFFERENTIATED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does undifferentiated mean? 

• UNDIFFERENTIATED (adjective)
  The adjective UNDIFFERENTIATED has 1 sense:

1. not differentiated

  Familiarity information: UNDIFFERENTIATED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDIFFERENTIATED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not differentiated

Synonyms:

undifferentiated; uniform

Similar:

dedifferentiated (having experienced or undergone dedifferentiation or the loss of specialization in form or function)

Antonym:

differentiated (made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different)

 Context examples 

The major histologic types of cervical carcinoma are: squamous carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma and undifferentiated carcinoma.

(Cervical Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The malignant component most often is sarcomatous (rhabdomyosarcoma or undifferentiated sarcoma) or carcinomatous (squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma).

(Central Nervous System Teratoma with Malignant Transformation, NCI Thesaurus)

This rearrangement is associated with treatment-related acute undifferentiated leukemia.

(MLL/GPHN Fusion Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in maintaining germ cells in an undifferentiated state.

(Nanos Homolog 3, NCI Thesaurus)

Undifferentiated sarcomas have an aggressive clinical course and their prognosis is poor.

(Ovarian Endometrioid Stromal Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A primitive undifferentiated cell which can undergo division and can give rise to one of the early megakaryocytes.

(Bone Marrow Stem Cell Committed to the Megakaryocytic Lineage, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include hepatoblastoma, undifferentiated (embryonal) sarcoma, and extrarenal rhabdoid tumor.

(Childhood Malignant Liver Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare variant of undifferentiated carcinoma that arises from the ampulla of Vater.

(Ampulla of Vater Undifferentiated Carcinoma with Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant neoplasm composed of undifferentiated cells.

(Blastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoma that affects the minor salivary glands and is characterized by the presence of undifferentiated, anaplastic malignant epithelial cells.

(Minor Salivary Gland Undifferentiated Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)