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1. The natural process by which the body repairs itself

1. Tending to cure or restore to health
   "her gentle healing hand";
   - curative, alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic, sanatory

1. Get healthy again
   "The wound is healing slowly";
   - mend
    
2. (medicine) provide a cure for, make healthy again
   "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to";
   - bring around, cure

Sounds like: healer, heeling, hee

Derived forms: healings

See also: healthful

Type of: activity, aid, ameliorate, better, bodily function, bodily process, body process, help, improve, meliorate

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