French word

régénérescence

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁeʒeneʁɛsɑ̃s/

Meaning

  • feminine nounregeneration

Example

Après la taille, on voit la régénérescence des branches.

After pruning, the regeneration of the branches can be seen.

Illustration for régénérescence (regeneration)

More examples

Ce soin favorise la régénérescence de la peau.

This treatment promotes skin regeneration.

Core concept

Renewal unfolds after damage as replacement growth gradually brings a living system back toward an earlier state.

Common phrases

  • régénérescence de la peau

    skin regeneration

  • régénérescence capillaire

    hair regeneration

  • régénérescence des ongles

    nail regeneration

Similar words

régénération: The renewal of damaged tissues or cells toward their original state.
revitalisation: The return of energy and vitality to a weakened place or activity.
renouveau: The emergence of freshness and change from an outdated state.
regain: The renewed strengthening of a force or condition that had temporarily weakened.

Definition in French

Retour à un état antérieur ou création de nouveaux éléments après une perte, par un processus de réparation ou de repousse.

Word origin

Régénérescence belongs to the learned family of régénérer, ultimately linked to Latin regenerare, meaning to produce again.

Usage tips

  • The word can extend beyond biology to renewal in a broader system, but it remains more formal than reprise or renouvellement.

Other meanings

  • regrowthnoun

Opposites

  • dégénérescencedegenerationnoun
  • dégradationdegradationnoun

Related words

  • régénérerregenerateverb
  • régénérationregenerationnoun
  • régénéréregeneratedadjective

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