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regeneration

regeneration

15 4.7
Growing new body parts or tissue after damage
  • noun
  • /ˌriːdʒəˈnɛrɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : regeneración
  • Stem cell therapy can significantly enhance regeneration of damaged tissues in patients.
  • nerve regeneration
  • tissue regeneration
  • cartilage regeneration

Now stem cells can support regeneration and create new tissues in your body.

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Examples

  • Now stem cells can support regeneration and create new tissues in your body.

  • Together, these phenotypes drive repair through the hostile bridge microenvironment to enable peripheral nerve regeneration.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Its DNA makes it capable of extreme regeneration.

  • About ten weeks from amputation to full regeneration.

  • And this field brought about a regeneration and a healing of broken bones, damaged tissue, and internal organs.

  • At least in experimental animals, regeneration of vestibular hair cells after damage has been observed.

    Academic text (1998)
  • And you know we're starting some trials of a new spinal cord regeneration and reconstruction technique.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Arthritis is a disease that might be treated using regeneration through stem cell injections.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In the recovery phase, renal function is restored by the repair and regeneration of renal parenchymal cells.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Adult stem cells were taken from the donor's bone marrow and was injected into the optic nerve to help promote healing and help with regeneration of the nerve.

Synonyms

renewal
vsregeneration
73 3.5

Making something new or making it last longer

focuses on biological replacement of tissues and organs not general restoration
regrowth
vsregeneration
4 4.0

New parts appear on things like plants or hair after damage

is about making missing or complex body parts new again such as organs
self-renewal
vsregeneration
1 6.4

The ability of a person, group, or cell to make new parts and stay active

refers to replacing missing or damaged parts rather than ongoing maintenance
regenesis
vsregeneration
1 8.8

A new beginning when something is made or starts again

applies specifically to biological replacement of lost or damaged body parts

Antonyms

necrosis
  • Specialized
11 8.2

Death of body cells and tissue in one area caused by injury, infection, or loss of blood

to atrophy
  • Specialized
9 7.8

To become smaller and weaker, especially muscles, from not being used

How Regrown

regeneration
  • Specialized
15 4.7
regrowth
4 4.0
healing
344 2.1
injury
1.4

Surface Forms

regeneration singular
regenerations plural

Morphology

regeneration = regenerate (transparent) = re + generate + ion

The noun is a regular and easily interpretable -ion formation from the verb 'regenerate'.

Etymology

Regeneration comes from re- 'again' and generare 'to make or be born', so it literally means 'make again'. In biology this fits well when animals or plants grow back lost parts, like a lizard regrowing a tail.