Vulnera Sanentur

Type: Healing Spell

Pronunciation: VUL-ner-ah sah-NEN-tour

Description: Healing spell that slows blood flow, clears residue, and knits wounds. It is the counter-curse to Sectumsempra.

Seen/Mentioned: Used by Severus Snape to heal the wounds of Draco Malfoy caused by the Sectumsempra curse cast by Harry Potter in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

Etymology: Vulnera Sanentur derives from the Latin vulnus, "wound,"[11] and sanare, "to heal"; it is translated "may the wounds be healed."


Snape using Vulnera Sanentur to cure Draco Malfoy's wounds