healing by first intention
noun Surgery, Medicine/Medical.
See under intention(def 6).
Words nearby healing by first intention
heal-all,
healee,
healer,
healey,
healing,
healing by first intention,
healing by second intention,
healing by third intention,
health,
health camp,
health card
Definition for healing by first intention (2 of 2)
intention
[ in-ten-shuhn ]
/ ɪnˈtɛn ʃən /
noun
Origin of intention
SYNONYMS FOR intention
2
goal.
Intention,
intent,
purpose all refer to a wish that one means to carry out.
Intention is the general word:
His intention is good.
Intent is chiefly legal or literary:
attack with intent to kill.
Purpose implies having a goal or determination to achieve something:
Her strong sense of purpose is reflected in her studies.
OTHER WORDS FROM intention
in·ten·tion·less, adjective mis·in·ten·tion, noun pre·in·ten·tion, noun sub·in·ten·tion, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for healing by first intention
intention
/ (ɪnˈtɛnʃən) /
noun
a purpose or goal; aim
it is his intention to reform
law
the resolve or design with which a person does or refrains from doing an act, a necessary ingredient of certain offences
med
a natural healing process, as by first intention, in which the edges of a wound cling together with no tissue between, or by second intention, in which the wound edges adhere with granulation tissue
(usually plural)
design or purpose with respect to a proposal of marriage (esp in the phrase honourable intentions)
an archaic word for meaning, intentness
Medical definitions for healing by first intention (1 of 2)
healing by first intention
[ hē′lĭng ]
n.
Healing by fibrous adhesion, without suppuration or formation of granulation tissue.
primary adhesion primary union
Medical definitions for healing by first intention (2 of 2)
intention
[ ĭn-tĕn′shən ]
n.
An aim that guides action.
The process by which or the manner in which a wound heals.