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Regeneration vs Metabolism - What's the difference?

regeneration | metabolism |

As a noun regeneration

is regeneration.

As a proper noun metabolism is

a post-war japanese architectural movement that fused ideas about architectural megastructures with those of organic biological growth.

regeneration

English

Noun

(wikipedia regeneration)
  • rebuilding or restructuring; large scale repair or renewal.
    • ''The conversion of so many old industrial buildings into living quarters was a major factor in the regeneration .
  • (fantasy, gaming) restoration of health or hit points
  • * 1995 , David Zeb Cook, Jean Rabe, Warren Spector, Dungeon master guide for the AD&D game (page 202)
    • The standard ring of regeneration restores one point of damage per turn (and will eventually replace lost limbs or organs).
  • * 2003 , Bastion Press, E. W. Morton, Out for Blood
    • Regeneration does not restore hit points lost from starvation, thirst, or suffocation.

    Synonyms

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    Abbreviations

    * regen

    metabolism

    English

    (wikipedia metabolism)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physiology) The complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells.