regrow
verb
re·grow
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrō 
regrew
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrü
; regrown
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrōn
; regrowing
; regrown
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrōn
; regrowing
: to grow (something, such as a missing part) anew
: to continue growth after interruption or injury
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Other key ingredients to look out for include vitamins, amino acids, and natural chemicals, which work to strengthen, hydrate, and regrow your hair.
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Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Stem cell treatments help regrow cartilage, which is lost in osteoarthritis.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
The big edible root part won’t regrow from the tops, but their leaves will.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
But efforts to transplant an entire eye have been thwarted by the devilish difficulty of regrowing the optic nerve, which carries signals from the eye’s light-sensitive retina to the brain’s visual centers, where they are perceived as sight.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2024
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Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Stem cell treatments help regrow cartilage, which is lost in osteoarthritis.
—Alex Yampolsky, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2024
The big edible root part won’t regrow from the tops, but their leaves will.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2024
But efforts to transplant an entire eye have been thwarted by the devilish difficulty of regrowing the optic nerve, which carries signals from the eye’s light-sensitive retina to the brain’s visual centers, where they are perceived as sight.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Regrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrow. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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regrow
verb
re·grow
(ˈ)rē-ˈgrō
: to grow (as a missing part) again
Medical Definition
regrow
intransitive verb
re·grow
(ˈ)rē-ˈgrō
: to continue growth after interruption or injury
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