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regeneration
regeneration The growth of new tissues or organs to replace those lost or damaged by injury. Many plants can regenerate a complete plant from a shoot segment or a single leaf, this being the basis of many horticultural propagation methods (see cutting). The capacity for regeneration in animals is less marked. Some planarians and sponges can regenerate whole organisms from small pieces, and crustaceans (e.g. crabs), echinoderms (e.g. brittlestars), and some reptiles and amphibians can grow new limbs or tails (see autotomy), but in mammals regeneration is largely restricted to wound healing.
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"regeneration." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "regeneration." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-regeneration.html "regeneration." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-regeneration.html |
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regeneration From the Latin, meaning ‘rebirth’. The idea, but not the word, is found in the OT, in the prophet's promise of future blessings at the End (e.g. Ezek. 36: 25–6). In the NT that time is said to have arrived in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus (Matt. 19: 28), and Christians are ‘born anew’ (1 Pet. 1: 3), ‘saved by the washing of regeneration’ (Tit. 3: 5, AV; ‘through the water of rebirth’, NRSV). The ground of regeneration is the work of Christ, but it is to be apprehended through faith and sacraments.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "regeneration." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "regeneration." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-regeneration.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "regeneration." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-regeneration.html |
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regeneration Biological term for the ability of an organism to replace one of its parts if it is lost. An example is a lizard that can regrow a tail after the original one becomes detached. Regeneration also refers to a form of asexual reproduction in which a new individual grows from a detached portion of a parent organism.
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"regeneration." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "regeneration." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-regeneration.html "regeneration." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-regeneration.html |
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regeneration. The spiritual rebirth which, according to traditional theology, is effected in the soul by Baptism.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "regeneration." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "regeneration." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-regeneration.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "regeneration." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-regeneration.html |
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regeneration. The securing of the repair and conservation of older structures to ensure their future viability.
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "regeneration." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "regeneration." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-regeneration.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "regeneration." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-regeneration.html |
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regeneration (ri-jen-er-ay-shŏn) n. the natural regrowth of a tissue or other part lost through injury.
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"regeneration." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "regeneration." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-regeneration.html "regeneration." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-regeneration.html |
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