self limited
/ˌsɛlfˈlɪmɪtɪd/
adjective
- Describing a disease or condition that ends on its own without treatment.
- The common cold is usually self-limited and goes away within a week.
- Doctors often advise rest for self-limited infections like mild food poisoning.
- Many childhood rashes are self-limited and require no medication.
- Having a natural or built-in limit; not continuing indefinitely.
- The argument was self-limited because both sides quickly ran out of new points.
- Her ambition was self-limited by her fear of public speaking.
- The project was self-limited by its small budget and short timeline.
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