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healing by first intention

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in⋅ten⋅tion

  [in-ten-shuhn]
–noun
1. an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
2. the end or object intended; purpose.
3. intentions,
a. purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct: a bungler with good intentions.
b. purpose or attitude with respect to marriage: Our friends are beginning to ask what our intentions are.
4. the act or fact of intending.
5. Logic.
a. Also called first intention, primary intention. reference by signs, concepts, etc., to concrete things, their properties, classes, or the relationships among them.
b. Also called second intention, secondary intention. reference to properties, classes, or the relationships among first intentions.
6. 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).
7. meaning or significance: The intention of his words was clear.
8. the person or thing meant to benefit from a prayer or religious offering.
9. Archaic. intentness.
Origin:
1300–50; ME intencio(u)n < L intentiōn- (s. of intentiō). See intent 2 , -ion

Related forms:
in⋅ten⋅tion⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
2. goal. Intention, intent, purpose all refer to a wish that one means to carry out. Intention is the general word: His intention is good. Intent is chiefly legal or literary: attack with intent to kill. Purpose implies having a goal or determination to achieve something: Her strong sense of purpose is reflected in her studies.
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Main Entry: in·ten·tion
Pronunciation: in-'ten-ch&n
Function: noun
: something intended : INTENT intention of the testator>
NOTE: Intent is more commonly used than intention when speaking technically esp. about the criminal and tort concepts of intent (senses 1a and 1b).
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: in·ten·tion
Pronunciation: in-'ten-ch&n
Function: noun
1 : a determination to act in a certain way
2 : a process or manner of healing of incised wounds —see FIRST INTENTION, SECOND INTENTION
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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healing by first intention n.
Healing by fibrous adhesion, without suppuration or formation of granulation tissue. Also called primary adhesion, primary union.

intention in·ten·tion (ĭn-těn'shən)
n.

  1. An aim that guides action.

  2. The process by which or the manner in which a wound heals.

in·ten'tion·al adj.

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