regenerative medicine

1. A term applied to new medical advances in which an understanding of the human genome allows us to use the body's own mechanisms to heal it. Expected advances include a host of new pharmaceuticals and, eventually, the ability to create new tissues for transplant. ( See embryonic stem cell .)

Example Sentences

“What the dossier claims is staggering,” Michele De Luca, director of the Centre for Regenerative Medicine, told Science Insider.

From The Daily Beast

Breakthroughs in genomics, regenerative medicine, as well as personalized drugs and therapies are all within our reach.

From The Daily Beast