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Definition of remission
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Examples of remission in a Sentence
The patient is in remission.
a temporary remission of symptoms
He was given remission for good behavior.
Recent Examples of remission from the Web
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And in April of this year, Doherty shared the news that her cancer was in remission.
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Vitti believes that endometriosis, adenomyosis, PCOS, and a host of other conditions can be dieted into remission by eating specific healthful foods—while also cutting out foods that create a hormone imbalance.
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After four weeks of treatment, the forest group saw a 61 percent remission rate—much higher than those at the hospital (21 percent) or in the control group (5 percent).
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But for the scale used in the study, a score of less than 2.6 indicates remission, while a score greater than 5.1 indicates active disease.
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Dr. Carl June of the University of Pennsylvania demonstrated this breakthrough therapy several years ago, producing some dramatic remissions in near-fatal blood cancers.
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During last month’s Dean & DeLuca Invitational in Fort Worth, Palmer said his wife is on track to have her final treatment in August because the disease appears to be in remission.
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After the trial period, the researchers found that over 30 percent of the patients had gone into remission with their depression.
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Strong chemo and radiation put the tumor in remission, but life-threatening cases of swine flu and pneumonia caused his body to reject his lungs, leading to a second transplant.
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First Known Use of remission
13th century
REMISSION Defined for English Language Learners
remission
playDefinition of remission for English Language Learners
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: a period of time during a serious illness when the patient's health improves
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: the act of reducing or canceling the amount of money that you owe
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: the reduction of a prison sentence
REMISSION Defined for Kids
remission
playDefinition of remission for Students
: a period of time during a serious illness when there are few or no symptoms
Medical Dictionary
remission
playMedical Definition of remission
: a state or period during which the symptoms of a disease are abated cancer in remission after treatment—compare arrest, cure 1, intermission
Law Dictionary
remission
playLegal Definition of remission
: the act or process of remitting
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