self-limitingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈlɪmᵻdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, limiting adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + limiting adj. Compare earlier self-limited adj., and self-limitation n.

1. That limits or restricts itself; (in later use) spec. that limits self-development or self-expression.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > [adjective] > of self

self-limiting1679

1679 Abstr. Lett. conc. Excellency Bk. Common-Prayer 17 There can be no Impediment to It [sc. Divine Power]..ab Intra, call it Negative, or Self-Limiting, or what you please.

1863 E. V. Neale Analogy Thought & Nature iv. 43 By a first cause we mean a self-limiting will, while by the secondary causes derived from it, we mean powers thought of as limited by their effects.

1882 Los Angeles Daily Times 24 Nov. With men, as with animals, a natural diet is self-limiting.

1953 J. S. Huxley Evol. in Action ii. 59 The trend towards increased size is of advantage in various ways; but it is self-limiting.

1961 Pasadena (Calif.) Independent 10 June 4/1 It is wonderful what happens when a person breaks free from self-limiting obsessions.

2006 Daily Tel. 12 Sept. 21/5 Let go of the past, release pent-up stress, self-limiting behaviours and resentments and start creating the future you desire.

2. Medicine. Of a disease, condition, etc.: = self-limited adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [adjective] > of power: limited by its effects

self-limiting1835

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > self-limiting

self-limited1835

self-limiting1835

1835 Thomsonian Recorder 3 398/1 Is it common for this self-limiting disease to become so much lighter and more easily eradicable, after three or four periodical returns?

1864 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Oct. 442/2 They sc. malarioid diseases are not like our ordinary fevers, self limiting, but tend to constant recurrences.

1908 C. P. Emerson Essent. of Med. xiii. 303 Acute rheumatism is a self-limiting disease, and probably no drug will shorten its course by one day.

1954 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 12) x. 125 The factor dominating the prognosis..is the recurrence of relapses on its cessation unless the malady is eradicable or self-limiting.

2014 Pediatric Orthopaedics 61 1161 This condition is benign and self-limiting and almost always resolves..surgery is rarely needed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-limiting
释义	self-limitingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈlɪmᵻdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, limiting adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + limiting adj. Compare earlier self-limited adj., and self-limitation n. 1. That limits or restricts itself; (in later use) spec. that limits self-development or self-expression. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > restriction of free action > [adjective] > of self self-limiting1679 1679 Abstr. Lett. conc. Excellency Bk. Common-Prayer 17 There can be no Impediment to It [sc. Divine Power]..ab Intra, call it Negative, or Self-Limiting, or what you please. 1863 E. V. Neale Analogy Thought & Nature iv. 43 By a first cause we mean a self-limiting will, while by the secondary causes derived from it, we mean powers thought of as limited by their effects. 1882 Los Angeles Daily Times 24 Nov. With men, as with animals, a natural diet is self-limiting. 1953 J. S. Huxley Evol. in Action ii. 59 The trend towards increased size is of advantage in various ways; but it is self-limiting. 1961 Pasadena (Calif.) Independent 10 June 4/1 It is wonderful what happens when a person breaks free from self-limiting obsessions. 2006 Daily Tel. 12 Sept. 21/5 Let go of the past, release pent-up stress, self-limiting behaviours and resentments and start creating the future you desire. 2. Medicine. Of a disease, condition, etc.: = self-limited adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [adjective] > of power: limited by its effects self-limiting1835 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > characteristics > [adjective] > self-limiting self-limited1835 self-limiting1835 1835 Thomsonian Recorder 3 398/1 Is it common for this self-limiting disease to become so much lighter and more easily eradicable, after three or four periodical returns? 1864 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 15 Oct. 442/2 They sc. malarioid diseases are not like our ordinary fevers, self limiting, but tend to constant recurrences. 1908 C. P. Emerson Essent. of Med. xiii. 303 Acute rheumatism is a self-limiting disease, and probably no drug will shorten its course by one day. 1954 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 12) x. 125 The factor dominating the prognosis..is the recurrence of relapses on its cessation unless the malady is eradicable or self-limiting. 2014 Pediatric Orthopaedics 61 1161 This condition is benign and self-limiting and almost always resolves..surgery is rarely needed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1679
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