regeneration
Restoration of tissue
Regeneration is the process of renewal, regrowth, or restoration.
In biology, it refers to an organism's ability to regrow lost or damaged parts: A starfish can regenerate a severed arm.
The word applies broadly to revival or rebuilding: urban regeneration, forest regeneration, spiritual regeneration.
In medicine, tissue regeneration is the body's natural healing process.
The religious sense—moral or spiritual rebirth—remains current in some contexts.
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- resurrectionRevival from death
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- renewalMaking current again
karma · soul · afterlife · transmigration · phoenix · transformation · purification · enlightenment
Disposable soft paper
- cellsBasic biological units
- axolotlPermanently larval salamander
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
- starfishFive-armed marine invertebrate
planaria · limb · wound · nerve · liver · skin · stem cell · healing
Return after decline
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- reinvigorationRestoring strength or energy
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- restorationReturning something to condition
renaissance · resurgence · reawakening · rekindling · refreshment · rebirth · transformation · turnaround
Regaining what was lost
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- treatmentCare for an ailment
convalescence · wound · tissue · scarring · physical therapy · rest · nutrition · circulation
Following in order
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
- restorationReturning something to condition
reforestation · sapling · seedling · regrowth · recovery · colonization · disturbance · flooding
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- cultivationFostering growth through care
propagation · photosynthesis · pollination · maturation · flourishing · development · nurturing · sowing
Profound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- conversionAct of changing states
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
mutation · morphing · adaptation · restructuring · reinvention · changeover · shift · overhaul
Gene-editing molecular machinery
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- RNAGene expression molecule
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- transgenicHaving inserted foreign genes
bioengineering · GMO · gene therapy · stem cell · cloning · telomere · cellular · reprogramming
Rebuilding an existing area
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- rezoningChanging land-use designation
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
housing · neighborhood · brownfield · planning · investment · community · economic · downtown
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- reincarnationSoul's rebirth after death
- resurrectionRevival from death
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
renewal · karma · soul · afterlife · transmigration · phoenix · transformation · purification · enlightenment · transcendence
tissue
Disposable soft paper
- cellsBasic biological units
- axolotlPermanently larval salamander
- salamanderTailed, moist-skinned amphibian
starfish · planaria · limb · wound · nerve · liver · skin · stem cell · healing · regrowth
revival
Return after decline
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- reinvigorationRestoring strength or energy
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
restoration · renaissance · resurgence · reawakening · rekindling · refreshment · rebirth · transformation · turnaround · comeback
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- recuperationGradual return to health
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- therapyCurative mental treatment
treatment · convalescence · wound · tissue · scarring · physical therapy · rest · nutrition · circulation · repair
succession
Following in order
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- wildfireUncontrolled vegetation blaze
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
restoration · reforestation · sapling · seedling · regrowth · recovery · colonization · disturbance · flooding · landslide
germination
Seed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
cultivation · propagation · photosynthesis · pollination · maturation · flourishing · development · nurturing · sowing · harvesting
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- transmutationComplete change of form
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- conversionAct of changing states
transfiguration · mutation · morphing · adaptation · restructuring · reinvention · changeover · shift · overhaul · reformation
CRISPR
Gene-editing molecular machinery
transgenic · bioengineering · GMO · gene therapy · stem cell · cloning · telomere · cellular · reprogramming · senescence
redevelopment
Rebuilding an existing area
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- rezoningChanging land-use designation
infrastructure · housing · neighborhood · brownfield · planning · investment · community · economic · downtown · waterfront
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
- forestrysilviculture, forests, forestry, reforestation, timber
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, bone fracture, joint replacement, hip replacement
- propagationcloning, seed starting, grafting, cuttings, seedlings
- supernatural statesenchanted, bewitched, hexed, cursed, possessed
- Borgcollective, cube, hive mind, nanoprobes, resistance is futile
regenerationdegeneration
Progressive loss of function
decay · death · deterioration · atrophy · necrosis
regenerationcollapse
Sudden structural failure
urban decay · decline · deterioration · disintegration · breakdown
regenerationdamnation
Eternal punishment decree
corruption · spiritual death · depravity · perdition · moral decay
- natural regenerationEcosystems recovering without intervention
- regenerative brakingBraking that recovers energy
- soil regenerationRenewing degraded earth's fertility
- regenerative farmingFarming that restores soil health
- cell regenerationBiological self-repair process
- regenerative brakesDeceleration system harvesting momentum