SELF-LIMITED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does self-limited mean? 

• SELF-LIMITED (adjective)
  The adjective SELF-LIMITED has 1 sense:

1. relating to a disease that tends to run a definite course without treatment

  Familiarity information: SELF-LIMITED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELF-LIMITED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to a disease that tends to run a definite course without treatment

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Pertainym:

limit (final or latest limiting point)

 Context examples 

Prognosis is favorable as the disorder follows a self-limited course.

(Loffler Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A mild, self-limited skin disorder that is most commonly seen in children and young adults.

(Pityriasis Rosea, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic and self-limited condition that occurs during pregnancy.

(Leuteoma of Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign and self-limited localized disorder characterized by histiocytic proliferation and necrotic changes in the lymph nodes.

(Histiocytic Necrotizing Lymphadenitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A self-limited viral infectious disorder caused by the human parvovirus B19.

(Erythema Infectiosum, NCI Thesaurus)

A self-limited skin rash that appears in the neonatal period and usually resolves in four to six months after birth.

(Neonatal Lupus Erythematosus, NCI Thesaurus)

A systemic, usually self-limited immune complex vasculitis, characterized by immunoglobulin A deposition in the small vessels and kidneys.

(Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, NCI Thesaurus)

Though self-limited and with light symptoms, patients often show a more severe state: Some enter into a coma or must spend more time hospitalized.

(Zika virus found to harm adults’ memory and motor system, Agência Brasil/EBC)