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superregeneration

superregeneration noun: the regeneration of more tissue than what is removed or damaged, such as in the production of supernumerary digits and amputated limbs within the urodele amphibians.

Noun

superregeneration (uncountable)

  1. The regeneration of more tissue than what is removed or damaged, such as in the production of supernumerary digits and amputated limbs within the urodele amphibians.
  2. (rare) Extreme, superhuman regeneration.
    • It seems probable that this is a case of 'superregeneration'. As is well known, the tail of Plethodon is very easily detached. A study of the tissues of this tail gives evidence which, though not unquestionable, leads me to believe that it is relatively younger than the more anterior parts of the...1894, Tufts College, Tufts University, Tufts College Studies, Tufts College, Medford, The College, page 388
    • At the time Bateson’s book was written, however, little or nothing was known regarding the origin of supernumera y appendages in either the arthropods or the vertebrates. Since then a large amount of experimental evidence has accumulated to show that they may be formed by superregeneration...1904, Ross Granville Harrison, William Keith Brooks, Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, American Society of Zoologists, The Journal of Experimental Zoology, Wiley-Liss, page 94
  3. The superregenerative technique.

superregeneration meaning in Tamil

superregeneration in Tamil

மேன் மீளவாக்கல்

Examples of superregeneration in a sentence

  • It seems probable that this is a case of 'superregeneration'.1894, Tufts College, Tufts University, Tufts College Studies, Tufts College, Medford, The College, page 388:
  • Since then a large amount of experimental evidence has accumulated to show that they may be formed by superregeneration, especially by regeneration from complex or irregular wound surfaces.1904, Ross Granville Harrison, William Keith Brooks, Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, American Society of Zoologists, The Journal...
  • Functional disturbances of the brain might give us the explanation here, just as material disturbances may serve to explain superregeneration in spite of all vitalism.1905, Charles Scribner’s Sons, The Approach to Philosophy, Harvard University Press, page 225:

Origin of superregeneration

From super- + regeneration.

Questions about superregeneration

What does superregeneration mean?
Superregeneration means the regeneration of more tissue than what is removed or damaged, such as in the production of supernumerary digits and amputated limbs within the urodele amphibians.
What is superregeneration in Tamil?
Superregeneration in Tamil is மேன் மீளவாக்கல். See Superregeneration meaning in Tamil.
How do you use superregeneration in a sentence?
It seems probable that this is a case of 'superregeneration'.
What part of speech is superregeneration?
Superregeneration is a noun.

Words near superregeneration in the dictionary

  1. superrefining
  2. superreflection
  3. superreflections
  4. superreflexivity
  5. superregal
  6. superregeneration
  7. superregenerative
  8. superregenerator
  9. superregenerators
  10. superregion
  11. superregional

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Adapted from Wiktionary: superregeneration (page history and authors); superregeneration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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