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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Disease recurrence developed in only five patients across both cohorts: One person with rectal cancer saw their tumor regrow, and the other four had recurrence only in the lymph nodes.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
The axolotl regrows complex tissues with precise architecture — bone, blood vessels, muscles, even parts of the brain — without scars.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
While many species are adapted to survive low-level fires, severe blazes can damage the seeds and cones needed for forests to regrow.
—Laura Dee, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
This type of behavior also prevents new riverside forests from regrowing, the authors noted.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
The axolotl regrows complex tissues with precise architecture — bone, blood vessels, muscles, even parts of the brain — without scars.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
While many species are adapted to survive low-level fires, severe blazes can damage the seeds and cones needed for forests to regrow.
—Laura Dee, The Conversation, 23 Apr. 2025
This type of behavior also prevents new riverside forests from regrowing, the authors noted.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for regrow
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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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