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HEALING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The natural process by which the body repairs itself
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("healing" is a kind of...):
activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "healing"):
convalescence; recovery; recuperation (gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury)
conglutination; union (healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones)
Derivation:
heal (get healthy again)
heal (heal or recover)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tending to cure or restore to health
Example:
therapeutic diets
Synonyms:
alterative; curative; healing; remedial; sanative; therapeutic
Classified under:
Similar:
healthful (conducive to good health of body or mind)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb heal
Context examples:
Upon topical application, recombinant human epidermal growth factor (rhEGF) may stimulate epithelial proliferation, differentiation and migration, which may result in the acceleration of epithelial regeneration and wound healing.
(Nepidermin, NCI Thesaurus)
Without the packing, the wound could close without healing the deep areas of the wound.
(Packing Material, NCI Thesaurus)
Also called manipulative and body-based practice and manual healing.
(Physical touch methods, NCI Dictionary)
The health risks of piercings and tattoos include: • Allergic reactions • Keloids, a type of scar that forms during healing • Infections, such as hepatitis
(Piercing and Tattoos, NIH)
Such stabilization can alter maintenance of tissue integration, wound healing, cellular migrations, and metastasis.
(Negative Regulation of Degradation of Adhesion Factor, NCI Thesaurus)
Evaluating a device's characteristics that may affect the self healing ability of an organism.
(Device Growth Factor Evaluation Method, Food and Drug Administration)
After healing, the incision may leave a weak spot in the wall of the uterus.
(Cesarean Section, NIH)
The exploration of glucocorticoid responses may allow the identification of compounds that retain the cardioprotective activities but do not inhibit wound healing.
(Corticosteroid Cardioprotection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A procedure to remove dead tissue or foreign material from a wound to expose underlying healthy tissue and to promote healing.
(Debridement, NCI Thesaurus)
A procedure to remove dead tissue or foreign material from a skin wound to expose underlying healthy tissue and to promote healing.
(Debridement of Wound of Skin, NCI Thesaurus)
