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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. Heal or recover
   "My broken leg is healing"
   - mend
    
2. Get healthy again
   "The wound is healing slowly"
    
3. Provide a cure for, make healthy again
   "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
   - bring around, cure

Sounds like: heeling

Derived forms: healings

See also: healer, healthful

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

Encyclopedia: Heal