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undifferentiated
/əndɪfəˈrɛnʃiˌeɪtɪd/
adjective
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adjective
Not separated into different types or groups.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailNot differentiated, not different, alike.
Examples
Stem cells are a type of undifferentiated cell that can become anything.
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can become specialized.
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Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsDescribing tissues where the individual cells have not yet developed mature or distinguishing features, or describes embryonic organisms where the organs cannot be identified.
Describing a plant body where the vascular tissue has not developed, as in the thallophytes.
More examples
In contextThe product looked like an undifferentiated mass of grey plastic.
This further exacerbated the diagnostic challenge posed by undifferentiated febrile illness during a “twindemic” of both COVID-19 and dengue, as both illnesses could potentially present with febrile syndromes.
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Origin
adjective
From un- + differentiated.