remission
- 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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non·re·mis·sion, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH remission
remission , remittanceWords nearby remission
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.
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What are some other forms related to remission?
- nonremission (noun)
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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
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True or False?
When a disease is in remission, the symptoms are getting worse.
How to use remission in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for remission
less commonly remittal (rɪˈmɪtəl)
Derived forms of remission
remissive, adjectiveremissively, adverbScientific definitions for remission
Cultural definitions for remission
A period in the course of a disease when symptoms become less severe.