regeneration
pronunciation
How to pronounce regeneration in British English:
UK [rɪˌdʒenə'reɪʃn]
How to pronounce regeneration in American English:
US [rɪˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən]
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- Noun:
- (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs
- feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input
- the activity of spiritual or physical renewal
- forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting
Word Origin
- regeneration (n.)
- mid-14c., from Late Latin regenerationem (nominative regeneratio) "a being born again," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin regenerare "make over, generate again," from re- "again" (see re-) + generare "to produce" (see generation). Originally spiritual; of animal tissue, early 15c.; of forests, 1888.
Example
- 1. The findings could inspire research into human tissue regeneration .
- 2. Hgh stimulates healthy growth cell repair and the regeneration which is necessary for muscle development .
- 3. Traditional regeneration schemes often displace wealth rather than create it .
- 4. They might discuss urban planning and regeneration , ethnic segregation and migration , or issues of environmental management .
- 5. The new us study of zebrafish has identified a key cellular pathway that appears to trigger regeneration by switching on certain genes .