The natural process by which the body repairs itself.

Roget 359: life, vitality, viability; animation; vital spark, vital flame, soul, spirit.    respiration, wind; breath of life, breath of one's nostrils; oxygen, air.    [devices to sustain respiration] respirator, artificial respirator, heart and lung machine, iron lung; medical devices etc. 662.    lifeblood; Archeus^†; existence etc. 1.    vivification; vital force; vitalization; revivification etc. 163; Prometheus; life to come etc. (destiny) 152.    [Science of life] physiology, biology; animal ecology.    nourishment, staff of life etc. (food) 298.    genetics, heredity, inheritance, evolution, natural selection, reproduction (production) 161.    microbe, aerobe, anaerobe, facultative anaerobe, obligate aerobe, obligate anaerobe, halophile [Micro.], methanogen [Micro.], archaebacteria [Micro.], microaerophile [Micro.].    animal etc. 366; vegetable etc. 367.    artificial life, robot, robotics, artificial intelligence.    [vital signs] breathing, breathing rate, heartbeat, pulse, temperature.    preservation of life, healing (medicine) 662.    ... show more

Roget 660: restoration, restoral; reinstatement, replacement, rehabilitation, reestablishment, reconstitution, reconstruction; reproduction etc. 163; renovation, renewal; revival, revivessence^†, reviviscence^†; refreshment etc. 689; resuscitation, reanimation, revivification, reviction^†; Phenix; reorganization.    renaissance, second youth, rejuvenescence^†, new birth; regeneration, regeneracy^†, regenerateness^†; palingenesis^†, reconversion.    redress, retrieval, reclamation, recovery; convalescence; resumption, resumption; sanativeness^†.    recurrence etc. (repetition) 104; rechauffe [Fr.], rifacimento [It].    cure, recure^†, sanation^†; healing etc. v.; redintegration^†; rectification; instauration^†.    repair, reparation, remanufacture; recruiting etc. v.; cicatrization; disinfection; tinkering.    reaction; redemption etc. (deliverance) 672; restitution etc. 790; relief etc. 834.    tinker, cobbler; vis medicatrix etc. (remedy) 662^†.    curableness.    ... show more

Dutch: beterschap, convalescentie, genezing, genezingsproces, heling, herstel, recuperatie, rehabilitatie

Tending to cure or restore to health:
— Her gentle healing hand.

synonyms: alterative, curative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic.

Roget 662: remedial; restorative etc. 660; corrective, palliative, healing; sanatory^†, sanative; prophylactic, preventative, immunizing; salutiferous etc. (salutary) 656^†; medical, medicinal; therapeutic, chirurgical [Med.], epulotic^†, paregoric, tonic, corroborant, analeptic^†, balsamic, anodyne, hypnotic, neurotic, narcotic, sedative, lenitive, demulcent^†, emollient; depuratory^†; detersive^†, detergent; abstersive^†, disinfectant, febrifugal^†, alterative; traumatic, vulnerary.    allopathic^†, heteropathic^†, homeopathic, hydropathic [Med.]; anthelmintic [Med.]; antifebrile [Med.], antiluetic^†; aperient^†, chalybeate^†, deobstruent^†, depurative^†, laxative, roborant^†.    dietetic, alimentary; nutritious, nutritive; peptic; alexipharmic^†, alexiteric^†; remediable, curable.    ... show more

Polish: leczniczy