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Definition of "neogenesis" [neogenesis]

  • Regeneration of biological tissue. (noun)
  • The formation of new minerals. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "neogenesis" in a sentence
  • "What this means is that the pancreas can put out insulin and shut down insulin very quickly without having something called glucose neogenesis, which is glucose production in the liver."
  • "The paper not cited in the article Cordova A, et al., Amino acid catalyzed neogenesis of carbohydrates: a plausible ancient transformation."
  • "Today's discussion was about islet neogenesis and INGAP."