text: what's the difference between "repair wound" and "heal wound"? i'm localizaing a game recently. as i was translating the game, i saw "repair wound" and "heal wound". so what's the difference between them? repair comes from the outside. heal comes from the inside. a repair is what's done from the outside using tools or techniques. heal comes from the inside, it's a process where something is made more complete, possibly as a result of a repair.