Healing

:For the village, see Healing, North East Lincolnshire

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Healing is the process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area.

Related Topics:
Cells - Body - Necrotic

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Healing incorporates both the removal of necrotic tissue (demolition), and the replacement of this tissue.

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The replacement can happen in two ways:

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• by regeneration - this is when the necrotic cells are replaced by what was there in the first place.
• by repair - this is when the injured tissue is replaced with scar tissue.

Most organs will heal using a mixture of both mechanisms.

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Healing: Healing by regeneration ►