remission

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re·mis·sion | \ ri-ˈmi-shən

Definition of remission

1 : the act or process of remitting

2 : a state or period during which something is remitted

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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 on the Web The transplant in November brought a brief remission, but the boy’s cancer returned less than two months later, his parents said this week. — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2022 The good news is that remission (meaning your symptoms are virtually gone or very minimal) of pustular psoriasis is possible with proper treatment. — Fatima Fahs, SELF, 29 Apr. 2022 While his rare type of leukemia/lymphoma has a very high recurrence rate, Assar says Puzey has exceeded expectations every month since his release from the hospital, and that gives hope for sustained remission. — Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2022 Currently, remission rates for trichotillomania remain low, between 10 and 20 percent. — ELLE, 28 Apr. 2022 Despite the medical world’s best efforts, conventional therapies for AUD have yielded abysmal rates of durable remission and harm reduction. — Louis Metzger Iv, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Laura came home, Ochoa’s sister went into remission and Patrick surprised his family by turning up at Apartment 103 for Thanksgiving. — Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2022 Season two sees our androgynous unreliable narrator backslide into drug dependency after a brief remission in season one, driving away those who desperately want to help her. — Caroline Downey, National Review, 13 Mar. 2022 When the tumor began to grow again, a few months after the remission began, the surgeon excavated more than four inches into the brain, unable to find healthy tissue. — Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2022 See More

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History and Etymology for remission

Middle English remissioun "release from obligation, forgiveness," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French remissiun, borrowed from Latin remissiōn-, remissiō "sending back, release, abatement, cancellation (of a debt)" (Late Latin, "forgiveness, as of sins"), from remittere "to send back, release, relax, waive (a debt, punishment)" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at remit entry 1

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18 May 2022

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“Remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remission. Accessed 21 May. 2022.

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remission

noun

re·mis·sion | \ ri-ˈmi-shən

Kids Definition of remission

: a period of time during a serious illness when there are few or no symptoms

remission

noun

re·mis·sion | \ ri-ˈmish-ən

Medical Definition of remission

: a state or period during which the symptoms of a disease are abated cancer in remission after treatment — compare arrest, cure entry 1 sense 1, intermission

remission

noun

re·mis·sion | \ ri-ˈmi-shən