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Which human organ can grow back a large portion of itself after surgical removal, if the remaining tissue is healthy?

Past stat · 2026-10-30 UTC

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Living-donor and tumor surgery rely on this: remove a big chunk of healthy liver and the remnant expands toward the original mass over weeks. It is regeneration of volume and function, not growing a second liver from a scrap of heart muscle.

Correct answer: The liver

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