regrowth
Coming back naturally
Regrowth is the process of growing again after damage, removal, or loss.
Hair regrowth follows chemotherapy.
Forest regrowth occurs after logging or fire.
The word appears in medical, ecological, and cosmetic contexts: The cream promises to stimulate hair regrowth.
Regrowth can also refer to what has grown back: New regrowth covered the burned hillside.
Biological self-repair process
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- shootsFires or photographs
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
saplings · germination · reforestation · budding · vegetation · root systems · photosynthesis · dormancy
Regaining what was lost
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- renewalMaking current again
- reboundReturn after deflection
rebuilding · reinvestment · urban renewal · gentrification · renaissance · redevelopment · comeback · restoration
Biological self-repair of damage
- healingRestoration of health
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- nerve repairRestoring damaged neural tissue
skin regeneration · collagen · epithelial · granulation · bone healing · cartilage · salamander · stem cells
Hair-producing skin structures
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- thinningReducing density or number
- hairlineScalp-skin boundary
scalp · minoxidil · finasteride · transplant · shedding · thickness · density · texture
Reviving degraded natural environments
- successionFollowing in order
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- native speciesOrganisms originating in a region
- rewildingRestoring natural ecosystems
conservation · prescribed burns · land management · erosion control · seedbank · pioneer species · watershed · reclamation
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
understory · saplings · germination · reforestation · budding · vegetation · root systems · photosynthesis · dormancy · perennials
recovery
Regaining what was lost
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- renewalMaking current again
rebound · rebuilding · reinvestment · urban renewal · gentrification · renaissance · redevelopment · comeback · restoration · rejuvenation
tissue regeneration
Biological self-repair of damage
- healingRestoration of health
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
nerve repair · skin regeneration · collagen · epithelial · granulation · bone healing · cartilage · salamander · stem cells · fibrosis
follicles
Hair-producing skin structures
- stubbleShort regrown facial hair
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- thinningReducing density or number
hairline · scalp · minoxidil · finasteride · transplant · shedding · thickness · density · texture · postpartum
habitat restoration
Reviving degraded natural environments
- successionFollowing in order
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- native speciesOrganisms originating in a region
rewilding · conservation · prescribed burns · land management · erosion control · seedbank · pioneer species · watershed · reclamation · rehabilitation
- growthincrease, increasing, expansion, expand, expanding
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- hair termsbangs, fringe, pixie, bob, layers
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
- renewalrenewal, reinvigoration, restart, reboot, fresh start
- forest ecologytree, decomposers, canopy, forest floor, understory
regrowthdecay
Gradual organic breakdown
atrophy · dieback · withering · deterioration · degeneration
regrowthirreversible damage
Harm that cannot be undone
hair loss · baldness · deforestation · dieback · extinction
- hair regrowthFollicle reactivation process