healing by second intention
noun Surgery, Medicine/Medical.
See under intention(def 6).
Words nearby healing by second intention
healee,
healer,
healey,
healing,
healing by first intention,
healing by second intention,
healing by third intention,
health,
health camp,
health card,
health care
Definition for healing by second 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 second 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 second intention (1 of 2)
healing by second intention
n.
Union of two granulating surfaces accompanied by suppuration and delayed closure.
secondary adhesion secondary union
Medical definitions for healing by second 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.