Medical Dictionary
differentiate
verb dif·fer·en·ti·ate \ˌdif-ə-ˈren-chē-ˌāt\
dif·fer·en·ti·at·eddif·fer·en·ti·at·ing
Medical Definition of DIFFERENTIATE
transitive verb
1
: to constitute a difference that distinguishes <the history of the injury also differentiates these two fractures—J. S. Keene et al>
2
: to cause differentiation of in the course of development
3
: to discriminate or give expression to a specific difference that distinguishes <quickly learned to differentiate sharp pain from dull pain>
4
: to cause differentiation in (a specimen for microscopic examination) by staining
intransitive verb
1
: to recognize or express a difference <differentiate between humans and the rest of the primates>
2
: to undergo differentiation <when a B cell matures, it differentiates into a plasma cell that secretes antibodies—R. C. Gallo>
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