regeneration

(rē-jen″ĕ-rā′shŏn)

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[re- + generation]

1. Reconstitution of an injured or missing part of a cell, tissue, organ, or body.
SEE: degeneration
2. In the social sciences, a revival or renewal of a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood

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