Overheal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overheal is a verb meaning (intransitive) To heal over.
Meaning
(intransitive) To heal over.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To heal excessively or beyond the point of normal healing, usually resulting in the formation of scar tissue.
- (transitive, gaming) To heal (a character) beyond the usual maximum level of health.
- (transitive, obsolete) To cover over.
Example Sentences
First, the tissues can heal slowly and inadequately. Second, the tissues can overheal and deposit and overabundance of fibrotic wound matrix […]
Word Forms
- overheals
- overhealing
- overhealed
- overhole
- overholen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reheal, heal, overcover, self-heal, rectify, overgrow.
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