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Noun: regeneration  ri,je-nu'rey-shun
  1. (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs
     
  2. Feedback in phase with (augmenting) the input
    - positive feedback
     
  3. The activity of spiritual or physical renewal
     
  4. Forming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting
    - re-formation

Derived forms: regenerations

Type of: biological process, feedback, organic process, reconstruction, resurgence, revitalisation [Brit], revitalization, revival, revivification

Encyclopedia: Regeneration, Baptismal