| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | abatement | becoming less severe |
| 2. | alleviation | making suffering less severe |
| 3. | amelioration | improvement of a bad condition |
| 4. | assuagement | relief from pain or distress |
| 5. | betterment | improvement in condition |
| 6. | bounce-back | quick return to health |
| 7. | bouncing back | recovering quickly from harm |
| 8. | cell renewal | replacement of old cells |
| 9. | closing | coming together over a wound |
| 10. | coming around | returning to normal health |
| 11. | convalescence | period of regaining health |
| 12. | convalescing | recovering health after illness |
| 13. | curative care | care aimed at curing |
| 14. | curative treatment | treatment intended to cure |
| 15. | cure | complete relief from illness |
| 16. | curing | ending a disease or problem |
| 17. | easing | becoming less painful or severe |
| 18. | emotional recovery | regaining emotional well-being |
| 19. | functional recovery | return of normal ability |
| 20. | getting better | becoming healthier or improved |
| 21. | getting well | returning to good health |
| 22. | granulation | new tissue growth in wounds |
| 23. | health restoration | bringing health back |
| 24. | hemostatic repair | stopping bleeding and restoring tissue |
| 25. | immunorestoration | restoring immune function |
| 26. | improvement | change for the better |
| 27. | inner repair | personal emotional restoration |
| 28. | joining up | growing together again |
| 29. | knitting up | healing over or recovering |
| 30. | making better | improving health or condition |
| 31. | making whole | restoring completeness or health |
| 32. | maturation | final strengthening of repaired tissue |
| 33. | medical recovery | return to health medically |
| 34. | mending | becoming whole or sound again |
| 35. | muscle repair | restoration of damaged muscle |
| 36. | nerve repair | restoration of damaged nerves |
| 37. | normalization | returning to normal condition |
| 38. | nursing back | helping recover health |
| 39. | nurture back | restore through care |
| 40. | overcoming | successfully recovering from illness |
| 41. | psychological recovery | mental return to wellness |
| 42. | re-epithelialization | skin covering a wound again |
| 43. | rebuilding | restoring after damage or loss |
| 44. | reconditioning | restoring to good condition |
| 45. | reconstitution | restoring something to working order |
| 46. | recovery | return to health or strength |
| 47. | recuperation | gradual recovery after illness |
| 48. | recuperative care | care that aids recovery |
| 49. | regaining health | becoming healthy again |
| 50. | regeneration | renewal of damaged tissue |
| 51. | rehab | treatment restoring function |
| 52. | rehabilitation | restoring health or ability |
| 53. | reinvigoration | restoring energy or strength |
| 54. | rejuvenation | restoring youth or vitality |
| 55. | reknitting | coming together after damage |
| 56. | relief | reduction of pain or trouble |
| 57. | remedy | something that relieves or cures |
| 58. | remission | lessening or disappearance of disease |
| 59. | renewal | restoration to freshness or vigor |
| 60. | renewing | making fresh or whole again |
| 61. | repair | fixing damage or harm |
| 62. | repairing | making sound or whole again |
| 63. | resolution | ending of inflammation or illness |
| 64. | rest cure | recovery through rest |
| 65. | restoration | return to a normal condition |
| 66. | restorative care | care that rebuilds health |
| 67. | restorative process | process of regaining health |
| 68. | restoring | bringing back to health |
| 69. | return to health | becoming healthy again |
| 70. | revitalization | giving new life or energy |
| 71. | revival | return to strength or activity |
| 72. | revivification | restoring life or vigor |
| 73. | reviving | bringing back strength or life |
| 74. | salving | soothing or remedying pain |
| 75. | scar formation | repair by forming scar tissue |
| 76. | scarless repair | repair without visible scarring |
| 77. | sealing | closing up a wound |
| 78. | self-repair | natural restoration of damage |
| 79. | skin repair | restoration of damaged skin |
| 80. | soothing | calming pain or irritation |
| 81. | soundness | state of being healthy |
| 82. | strengthening | making stronger or healthier |
| 83. | supportive care | care that aids recovery |
| 84. | therapeutic recovery | recovery aided by treatment |
| 85. | therapeutics | methods of treating disease |
| 86. | therapy | care meant to restore health |
| 87. | tissue renewal | replacement of damaged tissue |
| 88. | tissue repair | restoration of damaged tissue |
| 89. | treatment | care to improve a condition |
| 90. | turnaround | sudden improvement for the better |
| 91. | unwounding | removing hurt or damage |
| 92. | upbuilding | strengthening toward recovery |
| 93. | uphealing | process of becoming healed |
| 94. | upmending | improving toward wholeness |
| 95. | upturn | a positive recovery change |
| 96. | wellness | state of good health |
| 97. | whole-making | restoring completeness or health |
| 98. | wholeness | state of being fully restored |
| 99. | wound closure | closing of an injury |
| 100. | wound repair | fixing damaged body tissue |
