anagenetic

noun

Biology. the progressive evolution of a species. Compare catagenesis.

Physiology. the regeneration of tissue.

Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin; see ana-, genesis

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an·a·ge·net·ic

[an-uh-juh-net-ik] , an·a·ge·net·i·cal, adjective

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