The morphologic appearance of tissue characteristics during development. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(his″to-dif″әr-en″she-a´shәn) the acquisition of tissue characteristics by cell groups during development.
Type: Term Pronunciation: his′tō-dif′ĕr-en-shē-ā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The morphologic appearance of tissue characteristics during development.
histodifferentiation 1. The development of the characteristics peculiar to a particular tissue type from less organized groups of cells. 2. The process of cellular maturation in which a primitive cell develops into specific cellular tissue types.