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unhealing

/ʌnˈhiːlɪŋ/

/ʌnˈhilɪŋ/

unhealingnoun

unhealings

Translations

non-cicatrisationMédecine; état ou processus de non-cicatrisation.

Persistent infection can lead to the unhealing of the tissue.

Une infection persistante peut entraîner la non-cicatrisation du tissu.

Definitions

The state or process of failing to heal.

Persistent infection can lead to the unhealing of the tissue.

unhealinggerund / present participle

Translations

qui ne cicatrise pas

She kept scratching the unhealing wound on her arm.

Elle continuait à gratter la plaie qui ne cicatrisait pas sur son bras.

Definitions

Failing to heal or be healed; remaining open or sore.

She kept scratching the unhealing wound on her arm.

unhealverb

unhealing

Gerund

unhealed

Past Simple

unhealed

Past Participle

unhealing

Gerund

/ʌnˈhiːl/

/ʌnˈhil/

Translations

réouvrirSe dit surtout d’une plaie ou d’une blessure qui se rouvre.

The rough bandage unhealed the wound.

Le bandage rêche a réouvert la plaie.

Additional translations

découvrirEmploi archaïque.

Definitions

To reverse the process of healing or to cause a wound or injury to open again.

The rough bandage unhealed the wound, causing it to bleed once more.

Archaic. To remove a covering from; to uncover or reveal.

With a flourish, the knight unhealed his sword, gleaming in the torch-light.

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