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underhealing

underhealing noun: the formation of insufficient new tissue during the healing of a wound.

Noun

underhealing (uncountable)

  1. The formation of insufficient new tissue during the healing of a wound
    • However, the exact roles and underlying molecular mechanisms for the above two pathways related to wound repair are not completely clear, which undoubtedly block the exploration of the ultimate solution to both underhealing and overhealing.2015 June 16, Yan Shi et al., “Wnt and Notch signaling pathway involved in wound healing by targeting c-Myc and Hes1 separately”, in Stem Cell Research & Therapy, volume 6, →DOI

Origin of underhealing

From under- + healing.

Questions about underhealing

What does underhealing mean?
Underhealing means the formation of insufficient new tissue during the healing of a wound.
What part of speech is underhealing?
Underhealing is a noun.

Words near underhealing in the dictionary

  1. underharvests
  2. Underhay
  3. Underhays
  4. underhead
  5. underheads
  6. underhealing
  7. underheard
  8. underheat
  9. underheated
  10. underheating
  11. underheats

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