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heal

[heel] / hil /


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Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury, a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults.

From Science Daily

Once the posts are secure and his mouth has healed, custom crowns matched to his natural teeth in shape, color, and size will be placed on top of each post.

From Los Angeles Times

She said the scar had not healed and there was a "gaping hole", and the implant site was infected.

From BBC

Researchers at UC Riverside have developed a new oxygen delivering gel designed to help wounds heal before they progress to limb loss.

From Science Daily

The book he writes about Lalo develops his thesis that Creole culture embodies the “collective spirit” needed to heal a country riven by racial division and civil strife.

From The Wall Street Journal