remission
[ ri-mish-uhn ]
/ rɪˈmɪʃ ən /
noun
the act of remitting.
pardon; forgiveness, as of sins or offenses.
abatement or diminution, as of diligence, labor, intensity, etc.
the relinquishment of a payment, obligation, etc.
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.
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Origin of remission
OTHER WORDS FROM remission
non·re·mis·sion, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH remission
remission , remittanceWords nearby remission
reminiscential, remiped, remise, remiss, remissible, remission, remissive, remit, remitt., remittal, remittance
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British Dictionary definitions for remission
remission
less commonly remittal (rɪˈmɪtəl)
/ (rɪˈmɪʃən) /
noun
the act of remitting or state of being remitted
a reduction of the term of a sentence of imprisonment, as for good conducthe 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
Derived forms of remission
remissive, adjectiveremissively, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Medical definitions for remission
remission
[ rĭ-mĭsh′ən ]
n.
Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.
The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside.
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Scientific definitions for remission
remission
[ rĭ-mĭsh′ən ]
Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.
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Cultural definitions for remission
remission
A period in the course of a disease when symptoms become less severe.
notes for remission
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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