rejuvenescence


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
rejuvenescence /rɪˌdʒuːvəˈnɛsəns/
noun
  • 1 the renewal of youth or vitality.
  • 2 Biology the reactivation of vegetative cells, resulting in regrowth from old or injured parts.
– derivatives
rejuvenescent adjective.
– origin C17: from late L. rejuvenescere (from L. re- ‘again’ + juvenis ‘young’) + -ence.
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