self-limited
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of self-limited
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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“In most people, I would say this is a self-limited illness that will go away in a few days, and you really don't have to worry about it,” says Roberts.
From National Geographic • Dec. 8, 2023
And I wonder if that’s a way we have self-limited ourselves.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022
Normally, I work in ICUs with postsurgical patients whose disease process is often self-limited; patients quickly get better or worse.
From Scientific American • May 28, 2020
It sounds impressive, but there’s a catch: many cancers are destined to be self-limited.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 27, 2017
The Christian God is the infinite, definite substance, self-limited or defined by his essential nature.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman
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