self-limited

[self-lim-i-tid, self-]

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-limited¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

“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.

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And I wonder if that’s a way we have self-limited ourselves.

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My course was benign and self-limited, and I came nowhere near to requiring a ventilator.

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“It’s important for the public to understand that most upper respiratory infections are self-limited; no intervention is required. They resolve on their own if you don’t seek care.”

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Normally, I work in ICUs with postsurgical patients whose disease process is often self-limited; patients quickly get better or worse.

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