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remission

[ ri-mish-uhn ]
/ rɪˈmɪʃ ən /
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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.
  1. a temporary or permanent decrease or subsidence of manifestations of a disease.
  2. a period during which such a decrease or subsidence occurs: The patient's leukemia was in remission.

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Origin of remission

1175–1225; Middle English <Old French <Latin remissiōn- (stem of remissiō). See remiss, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM remission

non·re·mis·sion, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH remission

remission , remittance

Words nearby remission

reminiscential, remiped, remise, remiss, remissible, remission, remissive, remit, remitt., remittal, remittance
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Words related to remission

reprieve, exemption, amnesty, forgiveness, absolution, exoneration, abatement, release, discharge, indulgence, excuse, mercy, interruption, letup, ebb, alleviation, reduction, amelioration, break, diminution

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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, adverb
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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 term remission is often used in speaking of sufferers from leukemia or other cancers whose symptoms lessen or disappear. In such a case, the disease is said to be “in remission.” The period of remission may last only briefly or may extend over several months or years.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.