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  • adjective That does not heal.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ healing

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Examples

  • Both companies have asked the FDA to approve their products as remedies for the deep, nonhealing skin ulcers that cause 75,000 amputations a year among U.S. diabetics.

    Replacement Parts 2008

  • ~ Honey making a medical comeback -- "Amid growing concern over drug-resistant superbugs and nonhealing wounds that endanger diabetes patients, nature's original antibiotic — honey — is making a comeback."

    Speedlinking 12/26/07 William Harryman 2007

  • Curis, meanwhile, is test - ing and seeking approval of two other biomaterials: OP-1, to mend nonhealing fractures and speed recovery from other bone injuries; and Chrondrogel, for cartilage repair.

    Full Stem Ahead 2007

  • On the other, he describes the Bush team as "a partisan, ideological, nonhealing administration" and concludes that the task of democratiziation "is way too important to leave it to the Bush team alone."

    Balkinization 2003

  • On the other, he describes the Bush team as "a partisan, ideological, nonhealing administration" and concludes that the task of democratiziation "is way too important to leave it to the Bush team alone."

    Balkinization 2003

  • FORMULA NUMBER 3: Astragalus Full Spectrum Extract: astragalus, available as a tablet or as an alcohol or glycerin extract; use for fatigue, frequent colds and flu, poor digestion, exhaustion, poor appetite, diarrhea, nonhealing sores, night sweats.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • You should also learn about techniques or medical devices to assist you in preventing falls or developing chronic, nonhealing ulcers.

    Spokesman.com: Latest stories 2010

  • FAP+ cells have also been linked to cells involved in wound healing; it is almost as if they treat a tumor as a chronic, nonhealing wound.

    Ars Technica Diana Gitig 2010

  • I know werewolves can pass on their lycanthropy to their victims, so it’s very possible a different kind of shifter would have something dangerous about their bite—like nonhealing wounds.

    The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010

  • I know werewolves can pass on their lycanthropy to their victims, so it’s very possible a different kind of shifter would have something dangerous about their bite—like nonhealing wounds.

    The Shape-Shifter’s Curse Amanda Marrone 2010

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