Healed

Healed is the past participle of heal and an adjective describing restoration of health, function, or well-being after illness or injury. In medical contexts, a healed wound or fracture has regained integrity and the risk of complications has diminished. In psychology and emotional health, healing refers to recovery from trauma, grief, or stress, often through therapy, support, and coping strategies.

Syntax and usage: Healed is used with have/has/had to form perfect tenses ('The wound has healed'), and as an adjective after be ('The patient is healed') or before a noun ('a healed scar' or 'a healed relationship'). The related noun is healing; the verb is heal.

Etymology: from Old English hǣlan 'to make whole, to cure', from Proto-Germanic *hēlōjan. The modern form developed in Middle English with the addition of the -ed past participle. Cognates exist in other Germanic languages (e.g., Dutch genezen, German heilen).

Contexts: In religious and spiritual discourse, healing often denotes restoration of health through faith, prayer, or grace, while secular medicine emphasizes physical repair and rehabilitation. The term can be used metaphorically to describe social or political reconciliation ('the communities are healing after the conflict').

See also: healing, healthy, health, recover, cure.