Regeneration

Definition:

  • (n.) The act of regenerating, or the state of being regenerated.
  • (n.) The entering into a new spiritual life; the act of becoming, or of being made, Christian; that change by which holy affectations and purposes are substituted for the opposite motives in the heart.
  • (n.) The reproduction of a part which has been removed or destroyed; re-formation; -- a process especially characteristic of a many of the lower animals; as, the regeneration of lost feelers, limbs, and claws by spiders and crabs.
  • (n.) The reproduction or renewal of tissues, cells, etc., which have been used up and destroyed by the ordinary processes of life; as, the continual regeneration of the epithelial cells of the body, or the regeneration of the contractile substance of muscle.
  • (n.) The union of parts which have been severed, so that they become anatomically perfect; as, the regeneration of a nerve.

Compare regeneration with other words:

degeneration vs. regeneration

reanimation vs. regeneration

generation vs. regeneration

regenerate vs. regeneration

recovery vs. regeneration

regeneration vs. regrowth

healing vs. regeneration

regeneration vs. vegetative

regeneration vs. renaissance

regeneration vs. renascence

health vs. regeneration

regeneration vs. restoration

regeneration vs. renewal

regeneration vs. repair

grace vs. regeneration