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🦎 Regrowing parts 🏙️ Renewal after damage
regeneracy

regeneracy

9.1
The ability of a living thing to grow back lost body parts like a tail
  • noun
  • /rɪˈdʒɛnəresi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : regeneración
  • Some lizards show remarkable regeneracy, quickly growing back lost tails after predators attack.

Examples

  • Scientists study regeneracy in starfish to understand how they can regrow their arms.

  • The concept of regeneracy is important in medical research on tissue repair.

  • The regeneracy of certain species allows them to survive in harsh conditions.

  • Some amphibians exhibit remarkable regeneracy in their limbs.

  • Some lizards demonstrate amazing regeneracy by quickly regrowing lost tails after predators attack.

  • Researchers are exploring the regeneracy of starfish to learn how they regrow their arms.

  • The study of regeneracy is vital for advancements in tissue repair and healing in medicine.

Synonyms

repairability
vsregeneracy
  • Specialized
5.7

The ability of living tissue to heal after being damaged

focuses on regrowing or restoring lost parts or functions

Antonyms

incapacity
9 5.4

Not able to do things because your body or mind does not work well

Surface Forms

regeneracy singular
regeneracies plural

Morphology

regeneracy = regenerate (semi-transparent) = re + generate + cy

If a learner knows 'regenerate', they can approximate the noun's meaning, but the rare abstract suffix '-cy' does not make the exact 'capacity/state' meaning fully predictable.

Etymology

Regeneracy comes from the parts re- meaning 'again' and generate meaning 'to make', the same root as the common word generate and the verb regenerate. So in biology it means the ability to 'make again' lost parts, like a lizard growing a new tail.