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self-healing

British  

noun

    1. the act or instance of healing onself

    2. ( as modifier )

      the self-healing process

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Carney is a testament to democracy and self-healing.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

Lowden said he enjoyed the dark humour of the show, saying that, while it may be "corny", laughter was "the best medicine" and a way of "self-healing".

From BBC Apr. 27, 2025

And magically, the pair’s proximity to this curiously self-healing creature results in Ridley’s acne disappearing and Elliot’s eyesight improving.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2025

“My biggest thing is when somebody comes in, we try to educate them and tell them that your body is a self-healing organism,” Mr. Tubio said.

From New York Times Jun. 19, 2024

But the time such a self-healing proceeding would occupy might be ruinous.

From Desperate Remedies by Hardy, Thomas

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