cellreplacement
nounUK /ˈsɛl rɪˈpleɪsmənt/
US /ˈsɛl rɪˈpleɪsmənt/
Cell replacement is when a new cell takes the place of an old or broken one.
The doctor explained that cell replacement helps the body heal after an injury.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of swapping a battery or power cell in a device for a new one.
The phone repair shop offers quick cell replacement for old batteries.
3. In biology, the process by which damaged cells are replaced by healthy new cells.
Skin cell replacement happens constantly as old cells flake off.
4. A laboratory technique of substituting one type of cell with another for research.
The study used cell replacement to test how neurons grow.