0 the process of becoming well again, especially after a cut or other injury, or of making someone well again :
1 helping to make someone well again, especially after a cut or other injury:
How do maggots accelerate wound healing?
Taking a life to avenge a death does not bring healing to anyone.
Garlic has been known for its healing properties for more than 5,000 years.
One mother rubbed lavender oil nightly onto her son's chest as a healing balm.
Hawaiian healing rituals took place there in the 18th century.