- healing by second intention
- union by closure of a wound with granulations which form from the base and both sides toward the surface of the wound.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
healing by second intention
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healing by second intention — Surg., Med. See under intention (def. 6). * * * … Universalium
healing by second intention — Surg., Med. See under intention (def. 6) … Useful english dictionary
second intention healing — Healing in which the edges of a wound are separated and the gap is filled first by granulation tissue and then covered by epithelial tissue from the wound edges • • • Main Entry: ↑intention … Useful english dictionary
second intention — second in·ten·tion in ten chən n the healing of an incised wound by granulations that bridge the gap between skin edges compare FIRST INTENTION * * * sec·ond in·ten·tion (sekґənd in tenґshən) see under healing … Medical dictionary
second intention — noun 1. : a conception (as species, genus, whiteness) generalized from or formed by reflection on first intention 2. : the healing of an incised wound by granulations that bridge the gap between skin edges compare first intention … Useful english dictionary
second intention — noun Medicine the healing of a wound in which the edges do not meet and new epithelium must form across granulation tissue … English new terms dictionary
intention — intentionless, adj. /in ten sheuhn/, n. 1. an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result. 2. the end or object intended; purpose. 3. intentions, a. purpose or attitude toward the effect of one s actions or conduct: a… … Universalium
intention — 1. An objective. 2. In surgery, a process or operation. [L. intentio, a stretching out; i.] * * * in·ten·tion in ten chən n 1) a determination to act in a certain way 2) a process or manner of healing of incised wounds see … Medical dictionary
intention — /ɪnˈtɛnʃən / (say in tenshuhn) noun 1. the act of determining mentally upon some action or result; a purpose or design. 2. the end or object intended. 3. (plural) purposes with respect to a proposal of marriage. 4. the act or fact of intending or …
intention — n. a process of healing. Healing by first intention is the natural healing of a wound or surgical incision when the edges are brought together under aseptic conditions and granulation tissue forms. In healing by second intention the wound edges… … The new mediacal dictionary
