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remission
[ ri-mish-uhn ]
noun
- the act of remitting.
- pardon; forgiveness, as of sins or offenses.
Synonyms: absolution
- abatement or diminution, as of diligence, labor, intensity, etc.
Synonyms: relaxation
Antonyms: intensification
- the relinquishment of a payment, obligation, etc.
Synonyms: release
- Medicine/Medical.
- a temporary or permanent decrease or subsidence of manifestations of a disease.
- a period during which such a decrease or subsidence occurs:
The patient's leukemia was in remission.
remission
/ rɪˈmɪʃən; rɪˈmɪtəl /
noun
- the act of remitting or state of being remitted
- a reduction of the term of a sentence of imprisonment, as for good conduct
he got three years' remission
- forgiveness for sin
- discharge or release from penalty, obligation, etc
- lessening of intensity; abatement, as in the severity of symptoms of a disease
remission
/ rĭ-mĭsh′ən /
- Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.
remission
- A period in the course of a disease when symptoms become less severe.
Notes
Derived Forms
- reˈmissively, adverb
- reˈmissive, adjective
Other Words From
- nonre·mission noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of remission1
Example Sentences
Harrison’s cancer is now in remission, and while he still has another year of maintenance treatment, the goal is to get him back in the classroom — at least part-time — by the fall.
Despite its remission, the chronic disease has caused recurring health issues over the ensuing decades.
The formula weighs factors such as age, and, say, whether a cancer patient is in remission or currently undergoing chemotherapy.
Instead, 90 percent of them went into remission immediately.
In three weeks, after going through a whole full plant-based diet, my vision came back three months later, my diabetes went into remission, the nerve damage went away, and I dropped 35 pounds.
It went into remission, but it would resurface in 2011; and Scott was able to beat it once again.
But in June 2012, after six years of remission, Brown was diagnosed with cancer again.
A very long remission and stability is considered a substantial success.
I think the research runs in different directions depending on the nature of the remission.
“This drug appears to shut cluster headaches down and puts patients into remission,” says Halpern.
It would probably claim her without remission for the next seven years.
The remission of punishment was in the discretion of the Governor-in-chief: the 30 Geo.
This Chaim is only too ready to undergo, and he applies himself with even more ardor than before to get a remission of his sins.
In 468, the people again withdrew to the Janiculum, demanding the remission of debts, and crying out against usury.
Are you willing now to agree to the remission of the fine in consideration of Grettir's sentence being commuted?
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More About Remission
What is remission?
In medicine, remission refers to a temporary or permanent decrease in the symptoms of a disease.
Remission also refers to a release from a penalty or obligation, as in Fang was relieved when the bank gave him remission for the late fees on his car loan.
Remission can also refer to the forgiveness of sin, as in The remission of sin is granted by the Church.
Example: After four years of fighting cancer, I finally entered remission last week.
Where does remission come from?
The first records of the term remission come from around 1175. It ultimately comes from the Latin remissiō. It combines the word remiss, which means “characterized by negligence or carelessness,” and the suffix –ion, which is used to create nouns from adjectives, as with communion and union.
Remission is most often used in the medical sense. In addition to referring to a decrease in symptoms, it can also refer to the time period in which the patient has fewer or less-severe symptoms, as in I was in remission for five months.
Did you know … ?
What are some other forms related to remission?
- nonremission (noun)
What are some synonyms for remission?
What are some words that share a root or word element with remission?
What are some words that often get used in discussing remission?
How is remission used in real life?
Remission is often used in the context of a disease whose progress has been decreased.
After a year of intense chemotherapy I would like to share that I am in complete REMISSION. I still have hurdles to pass to be cured,but hopefully I can move on with some normality! I would like to thank everyone for there support over the past year. Thank you❤️ #Grateful🙏🏽
— Carl Ikeme (@Carl_Ikeme) June 23, 2018
8 years ago TODAY I was told I was in remission. I remember crying and hugging my family thinking how lucky we were.
— Anthony Rizzo (@ARizzo44) September 2, 2016
As of yesterday I am in remission. Start the 5 year clock!
— Curt Schilling (@gehrig38) June 25, 2014
Try using remission!
True or False?
When a disease is in remission, the symptoms are getting worse.
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