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self-lim·it·ed -'lim-ət-əd adj limited by one's or its own nature specif running a definite and limited course <the disease is \self-limited, and the prognosis is good (Science)>
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self-lim·it·ed (self″limґit-əd) limited by its own peculiarities, and not by outside influence; said of a disease that runs a definite limited course.Medical dictionary. 2011.