woundrepair

noun
UK /wuːnd rɪˈpeə/
US /wuːnd rɪˈper/

The way your body fixes a cut or scrape and makes it better.

The doctor said woundrepair would take about a week for the small cut on my knee.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The process of fixing damage to something, like a torn cloth or a broken toy.

The woundrepair on my old teddy bear made him look almost new.

3. A medical treatment that helps an injury close up and get well.

Nurses use special creams for woundrepair on burns.

4. The act of making a hurt feeling better after someone says sorry.

A hug and a kind word can be a kind of woundrepair after a fight with a friend.