healing

adjective

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noun

process of organism repair
undoing harm

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈhiːlɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English heelinge, helynge, from Old English hǣling (“healing”), from Proto-Germanic *hailingō (“healing”), from Proto-Germanic *hailijaną (“to heal”), equivalent to heal + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian hieling (“healing”), Dutch heling (“healing”), German Heilung (“healing; cure”).

The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves.
An act of healing, as by a faith healer.
The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English heelyng, equivalent to heal + -ing.

present participle and gerund of heal