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self-limitation

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self-lim⋅it⋅ing

  [self-lim-i-ting]
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–adjective
1. limiting oneself or itself: a self-limiting authority.
2. (of a disease) self-limited.
Origin:
1860–65

Related forms:
self-lim⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun
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self-lim·it·ing   (sělf-lĭm'ĭ-tĭng)
adj.  

  1. Limiting oneself or itself.

  2. Self-limited.

self'-lim'i·ta'tion (-tā'shən) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: self–lim·it·ing
Pronunciation: -&t-i[ng]
Function: adjective
: SELF-LIMITED self–limiting disease>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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