self-limiting

adjective

self-lim·​it·​ing ˌself-ˈli-mə-tiŋ 

: limiting oneself or itself

especially, of a disease : self-limited

Word History

First Known Use

1679, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

self-limiting

adjective

self-lim·​it·​ing -ət-iŋ 

: self-limited

a self-limiting disease