Definition for:primary intention

primary intention

Chapter: 3
When a skin wound has clean, apposed edges (as in most surgical incisions), then it will heal by primary intention. This means that the epithelial cells can easily fill the gap between the edges, and a small scar will result.

See Also:

Primary biliary cirrhosis: (Chapter 14)
Primary gout (Chapter 26)
Primary hyperparathyroidism (Chapter 21)
Primary sclerosing cholangitis: (Chapter 14)
primary syphilis (Chapter 17)