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Q: Regrowing Ribs
asked by: Mike-Towns on July 23rd, 2006
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i heard from someone that the ribs are the only bone in the body that can regrow, is this true?
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Tylanas replied on July 26th, 2006
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Nope. No bones in the human body can regrow. Yes they can repair themselves, as long as you stick the two peices back together. Kind of like gluing a piece of wood together. But, if you're missin half the wood, it's going to stay missing forever.
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