self-limited

[ self-lim-i-tid, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈlɪm ɪ tɪd, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

(of a disease) running a definite and limited course.

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Also self-limiting.

Origin of self-limited

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby self-limited

self-judgment, self-justification, self-justifying, self-knowledge, selfless, self-limited, self-limiting, self-liquidating, self-loader, self-loading, self-love
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Medical definitions for self-limited

self-limited

adj.

Running a definite course within a specific period; little modified by treatment. Used of a disease.
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