ameliorative vs healing

ameliorative

noun
  • A linguistic unit (such as a word, morpheme) that implies a positive or approving evaluation. 

  • That which betters or improves. 

adj
  • Of or relating to conceptual engineering, the normative study of which conceptual demarcation is most conducive to solve the problems the concept is a priori taken to solve. 

  • Suggesting or relating to a positive or approving evaluation. 

  • Able to repair or ameliorate. 

healing

noun
  • The process where the cells in the body regenerate and repair themselves. 

  • An act of healing, as by a faith healer. 

  • The psychological process of dealing with a problem or problems. 

How often have the words ameliorative and healing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )