Second intention — Intention In*ten tion, n. [F. intention, L. intentio. See {Intend}, and cf. {Intension}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Second intention — Second Sec ond, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly, following, fr. sequi to follow. See {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Secund}.] 1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
second intention healing — Healing in which the edges of a wound are separated and the gap is filled first by granulation tissue and then covered by epithelial tissue from the wound edges • • • Main Entry: ↑intention … Useful english dictionary
second intention — second in·ten·tion in ten chən n the healing of an incised wound by granulations that bridge the gap between skin edges compare FIRST INTENTION * * * sec·ond in·ten·tion (sekґənd in tenґshən) see under healing … Medical dictionary
second intention — noun 1. : a conception (as species, genus, whiteness) generalized from or formed by reflection on first intention 2. : the healing of an incised wound by granulations that bridge the gap between skin edges compare first intention … Useful english dictionary
second intention — Logic. See under intention (def. 5b). * * * … Universalium
To heal by the second intention — Intention In*ten tion, n. [F. intention, L. intentio. See {Intend}, and cf. {Intension}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
second intention — noun Medicine the healing of a wound in which the edges do not meet and new epithelium must form across granulation tissue … English new terms dictionary
Union by the second intention — Union Un ion (?; 277), n. [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See {One}, and cf. {Onion}, {Unit}.] 1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intention — In*ten tion, n. [F. intention, L. intentio. See {Intend}, and cf. {Intension}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. [1913 Webster] Intention is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
