healing

healing /heal·ing/ (hel´ing) a process of cure; the restoration of integrity to injured tissue.

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healing by first intention  that in which union or restoration of continuity occurs directly without intervention of granulations.

healing by second intention  union by closure of a wound with granulations.

spiritual healing  the use of spiritual practices, such as prayer, for the purpose of effecting a cure of or an improvement in an illness.

healing by third intention  treatment of a grossly contaminated wound by delaying closure until after contamination has been markedly reduced and inflammation has subsided.

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healing,

n 1. the process of recovery, repair, and restoration.
2. return to wholeness.

healing crisis,

n in naturopathic medicine, a healing reaction. Symptoms of bodic defense are observable and successful.

healing touch,

n.pr nontouch therapy that employs an energy-based ap-proach. Also called
HT.

Healing your Heart,

n program developed by the Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Union Hospital in Lynn, Massachusetts to aid recovery of cardiac patients by incorporating meditation, guided imagery, facilitated group meetings, and yoga along with traditional therapies.

healing, absent,

n a process of relieving suffering and pain that takes place when the practitioner and patient are not in direct contact with one another. Prayer, meditation, LeShan, and Reiki are common types of practices used. Also called
distant healing.

healing, crystal,

n method that employs gems to alter the body's energy to treat certain mental and physical conditions.

healing, distant,

n healing via a hypothesized form of consciousness that apparently works without recourse to any physical medium or energies.

healing, faith,

n faith-based proces-ses that restore the psychologic, physical, social, and spiritual aspects of a patient.

healing, lay,

n the use of gentle techniques aimed at rebalancing either the patient's energy or the energy flow between patient and practitioner.

healing, laying-on-of-hands,

n technique in which the practitioner places his or her hands in different positions over or on the patient to promote energy flow through them to relieve pain and suffering. Often used in spiritual healing. Also called
apostolic healing.

healing, mental,

n mental techniques and processes that restore the psychologic, physical, social, and spiritual aspects of a patient.

healing, miracle,

n any healing that cannot be accountd for (or one for which the odds against are very high) through medical or psychosomatic means.

healing, paranormal (paˈ·r·nōrˑ·mˈl hēˑ·ling),

n processes which cannot be explained scientifically that restore the psychologic, physical, social, and spiritual aspects of a patient.

healing, psychic (sīˑ·kik hēˑ·ling),

n mental or psychic processes that restore the psychologic, physical, social, and spiritual aspects of a patient.

healing, qi,

n See qi gong.

healing, self,

n the notion that the body is capable of healing itself, regularly evidenced through the placebo effect. A highly regarded tenet of most alternative healing practices.

healing, spiritual,

n system of faith or belief, that involves healing through meditation, prayer, or touch, in which the healer serves as a channel through which spiritual energy flows to the client.

healing, supernatural,

n healing effected through nonmaterial or miraculous means. See also healing, miracle and supernatural mechanism.

healing, Type I, mental-spiritual,

n practice in which the healer, through a meditative state of consciousness sees himself as completely unified with the patient. The healer does not try to consciously heal the patient but seeks to experience love, oneness, and unity with the person.

healing, Type II, mental-spiritual,

n practice in which the healer physically touches the patient with the intent to heal, and transmits his energy to the patient.

healing, wound,

n the antural process of repair in damaged tissues, comprising the inflammation response, the creation of a fibrin framework upon which the scab develops, the defensive action of white blood cells, the epithelial closure of the wound with myofibroblasts, and the creation of a scar.

Healing, wound.

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healing

the restoration of structure and function of injured or diseased tissues. The healing processes include blood clotting, tissue mending, scarring and bone healing. See also wound healing.

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healing by first intention

per primam; union of accurately coapted edges of a wound, with an irreducible minimum of granulation tissue.

healing by second intention

per secundam; union by adhesion of granulating surfaces.

healing by third intention

per tertiam; union of a wound that is closed surgically several days after the injury. See also delayed primary closure.