regenerative medicine

noun

: a branch of medicine concerned with developing therapies that regenerate or replace injured, diseased, or defective cells, tissues, or organs to restore or establish function and structure

Note: Regenerative medicine treatments include stem cell therapy to stimulate tissue repair and regeneration at the site of damage or the transplantation of tissues or organs made or grown outside the body.

Regenerative medicine holds promise for the treatment of degenerative and genetic diseases. One goal is to rejuvenate damaged tissue by establishing processes for the transplantation of pluripotent or multipotent stem cells, which are able to differentiate into a wide range of cell types.

—Joan C. Marini et al.

They were hailed as pioneers leading the world toward an amazing future of regenerative medicine in which doctors will make replacement parts to order. Since then, 14 other patients have received bioengineered tracheas.

—Gretchen Vogel

In an initiative to speed treatments for wounded soldiers, the U.S. Department of Defense … is entering the fast-growing field of regenerative medicine.

—Constance Holden

Examples of regenerative medicine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Life Scientists discover slug that can decapitate itself, grow new body The bizarre discovery could pave the way for advances in regenerative medicine for humans. —Big Think, 24 June 2024

Influential people such as Jeff Bezos are investing heavily in research and treatments, and cutting edge regenerative medicine–like breakthroughs in stem cell therapy–frequently makes headlines. —Mary Holland, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2024

It is built on 15 years of research conducted by cardiologists who set out to investigate regenerative medicine, and is also packed with antioxidants to fortify hair growth further and reduce breakage. —Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 8 May 2024

When Paolo Macchiarini arrives at Sweden’s renowned Karolinska Institute in 2012, he’s hailed as a pioneer in the field of regenerative medicine. —Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

regenerative medicine

noun

: a branch of medicine concerned with developing therapies that regenerate or replace injured, diseased, or defective cells, tissues, or organs to restore or establish function and structure

Note: Regenerative medicine treatments include stem cell therapy to stimulate tissue repair and regeneration at the site of damage or the transplantation of tissues or organs made or grown outside the body.

Regenerative medicine holds promise for the treatment of degenerative and genetic diseases. One goal is to rejuvenate damaged tissue by establishing processes for the transplantation of pluripotent or multipotent stem cells, which are able to differentiate into a wide range of cell types.

—Joan C. Marini et al.

They were hailed as pioneers leading the world toward an amazing future of regenerative medicine in which doctors will make replacement parts to order. Since then, 14 other patients have received bioengineered tracheas.

—Gretchen Vogel