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what is the appropriate term or word?

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I am writing something about didease that heals by itself. What term could i used for that. Could i say that it is a self-healed disease?
 

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'Heal' means that the body recovers naturally. I wouldn't say 'self-healing disease' as it is the body and not the disease that heals. ;-)
 
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