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self-limited

[ self-lim-i-tid, self- ]

adjective

  1. (of a disease) running a definite and limited course.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of self-limited1

First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences

“In most people, I would say this is a self-limited illness that will go away in a few days, and you really don't have to worry about it,” says Roberts.

And I wonder if that’s a way we have self-limited ourselves.

My course was benign and self-limited, and I came nowhere near to requiring a ventilator.

“It’s important for the public to understand that most upper respiratory infections are self-limited; no intervention is required. They resolve on their own if you don’t seek care.”

Normally, I work in ICUs with postsurgical patients whose disease process is often self-limited; patients quickly get better or worse.

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