Healing
81Distance healing — Healing in which people seek to help patients simply with the power of the mind. Distance healing can include anything from therapeutic touch in which practitioners, without touching their patients, try to alter their energy fields to praying for …
82faith healing — healing obtained through faith …
83healing by first intention — Surg., Med. See under intention (def. 6). * * * …
84healing by second intention — Surg., Med. See under intention (def. 6). * * * …
85healing by granulation — h. by second intention …
86healing by primary intention — h. by first intention …
87healing by second intention — union by closure of a wound with granulations which form from the base and both sides toward the surface of the wound …
88healing by third intention — a method of closing a grossly contaminated wound: the wound is left open until contamination has been markedly reduced and inflammation has subsided and then is closed by first intention. Called also delayed primary closure …
89healing act — Another name for a curative act or statute. See curative (curative statute) …
90healing act — Another name for a curative act or statute. See curative (curative statute) …