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Common collocations with heal in American Collocation

heal verb

US /hil/

completely

completely
fully
properly
totally
truly

The ulcers on my legs have now healed completely.

well

nicely
normally
properly
well

The bruises should heal nicely in a few days.

quickly/slowly

fast
quickly
rapidly
slowly

To his surprise, the burns healed quickly with very little scarring.

without treatment

naturally
spontaneously
without treatment

Most spinal fractures will heal spontaneously after traction and a suitable period of bed-rest.

physically

physically

Two years may be roughly the length of time necessary for brain tissue to heal physically.

emotionally

emotionally
spiritually

When I came back from the pilgrimage I felt emotionally healed.

in a surprising way

magically
miraculously

After bathing it in the water of the well, his wound was miraculously healed within a few days.

injury

burn
fracture
injury
scar
sore
ulcer
wound

A drug is being pioneered that heals wounds without leaving a scar.

emotional problem

heartache
hurt
pain

Time will heal our hurt.

disease or pain

ailment
disease
illness
pain
sickness

Mint is said to be able to heal the pain of a bee sting.

sick person

the sick

Hospitals are not businesses in the commercial sense – they are there to heal the sick.