secondary intention

noun

Allowing a wound to heal without being sutured.

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Meanings

nounsecondary intention (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAllowing a wound to heal without being sutured.
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APA

secondary intention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20intention

MLA

“secondary intention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20intention. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secondary intention,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secondary%20intention.

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