results in acquisition of features of results in acquisition of features of myeloid dendritic cell myeloid dendritic cell activation myeloid leukocyte differentiation cell differentiation myeloid dendritic cell differentiation GO:0043011 biological_process Wikipedia:Dendritic_cell The process in which a monocyte acquires the specialized features of a dendritic cell, an immunocompetent cell of the lymphoid and hemopoietic systems and skin. dendritic cell differentiation