Examples of remission in a Sentence
The patient is in remission.
a temporary remission of symptoms
He was given remission for good behavior.
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Five years later, she's finally considered to be in remission.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Beyond symptom reduction, patients receiving psilocybin were significantly more likely to achieve meaningful clinical improvement -- response rates were nearly three times higher, and remission rates were about four times higher than the control groups.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Through various studies that have measured the effect of a bone marrow transplant on a person’s HIV status, scientists have seen the infection go into remission even when the donor does not have two copies of the CCR5Δ32 mutation.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026
Approximately 40% of the trial subjects went into remission after 12 weeks of use.
—Allison Deangelis, STAT, 13 Apr. 2026
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Beyond symptom reduction, patients receiving psilocybin were significantly more likely to achieve meaningful clinical improvement -- response rates were nearly three times higher, and remission rates were about four times higher than the control groups.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Through various studies that have measured the effect of a bone marrow transplant on a person’s HIV status, scientists have seen the infection go into remission even when the donor does not have two copies of the CCR5Δ32 mutation.
—Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 13 Apr. 2026
Approximately 40% of the trial subjects went into remission after 12 weeks of use.
—Allison Deangelis, STAT, 13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for remission
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“Remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remission. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
remission
noun
re·mis·sion
ri-ˈmish-ən 
1
: the act or process of remitting
2
: a state or period during which something is remitted
Medical Definition
remission
noun
re·mis·sion
ri-ˈmish-ən
: 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
Legal Definition
remission
noun
re·mis·sion
ri-ˈmi-shən
: the act or process of remitting
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