ALL meanings of healing by second intention
heal·ing by sec·ond in·ten·tion
H h - noun healing by second intention an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result. 1
- noun healing by second intention the end or object intended; purpose. 1
- noun healing by second intention intentions. purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct: a bungler with good intentions. purpose or attitude with respect to marriage: Our friends are beginning to ask what our intentions are. 1
- noun healing by second intention the act or fact of intending. 1
- noun healing by second intention Logic. Also called first intention, primary intention. reference by signs, concepts, etc., to concrete things, their properties, classes, or the relationships among them. Also called second intention, secondary intention. reference to properties, classes, or the relationships among first intentions. 1
- noun healing by second intention Surgery, Medicine/Medical. a manner or process of healing, as in the healing of a lesion or fracture without granulation (healing by first intention) or the healing of a wound by granulation after suppuration (healing by second intention) 1
- noun healing by second intention meaning or significance: The intention of his words was clear. 1
- noun healing by second intention the person or thing meant to benefit from a prayer or religious offering. 1
- noun healing by second intention Archaic. intentness. 1