Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Heal \Heal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Healed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Healing}.] [OE. helen, h[ae]len, AS. h[=ae]lan, fr. h[=a]l
   hale, sound, whole; akin to OS. h[=e]lian, D. heelen, G.
   heilen, Goth. hailjan. See {Whole}.]
   1. To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease,
      wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or
      health.

            Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.
                                                  --Matt. viii.
                                                  8.

   2. To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; --
      said of a disease or a wound.

            I will heal their backsliding.        --Hos. xiv. 4.

   3. To restore to original purity or integrity.

            Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters. --2
                                                  Kings ii. 21.

   4. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to
      free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.

Healing \Heal"ing\, a.
   Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a
   healing salve; healing words.

         Here healing dews and balms abound.      --Keble.

Source : WordNet®

healing
     adj : tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of
           herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial
           surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and
           fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"
           [syn: {curative}, {healing(p)}, {alterative}, {remedial},
            {sanative}, {therapeutic}]

healing
     n : the natural process by which the body repairs itself