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secondary intention

secondary intention noun: allowing a wound to heal without being sutured.

Noun

secondary intention (uncountable)

  1. Allowing a wound to heal without being sutured.

Questions about secondary intention

What does secondary intention mean?
Secondary intention means allowing a wound to heal without being sutured.
What part of speech is secondary intention?
Secondary intention is a noun.

Words near secondary intention in the dictionary

  1. secondary immunodeficiency
  2. secondary industries
  3. secondary industry
  4. secondary infection
  5. secondary infections
  6. secondary intention
  7. secondary ion mass spectrometry
  8. secondary legislation
  9. secondary legislations
  10. secondary liability
  11. secondary literature

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