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relapse

[v. ri-laps; n. ri-laps, ree-laps]

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verb (used without object)

to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc.: to relapse into silence.

to fall back into illness after convalescence or apparent recovery.

to fall back into vice, wrongdoing, or error; backslide: to relapse into heresy.

noun

an act or instance of relapsing.

a return of a disease or illness after partial recovery from it.

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Origin:
1400–50; (v.) late Middle English < Latin relāpsus, past participle of relābī to slide back, revert (re- re- + lāb- v. stem + -sus for -tus past participle suffix); (noun) late Middle English < Medieval Latin relāpsus, equivalent to Latin relāb(ī) + -sus for -tus suffix of v. action

Related forms

re·laps·a·ble, adjective

re·laps·er, noun

un·re·laps·ing, adjective

Synonyms
3. regress, revert, lapse.

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Example Sentences

Others vanquished their eating disorders as young women, only to relapse later.

Or if they did benefit, the improvement was short-lived, followed by a relapse.

Indeed, it works better, if you take into account the lower relapse rate.

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Others vanquished their eating disorders as young women, only to relapse later.

Or if they did benefit, the improvement was short-lived, followed by a relapse.

Indeed, it works better, if you take into account the lower relapse rate.

The threat of relapse hangs over any attempt to kick a heroin addiction.

Perhaps if you forget the pipe, you won't relapse into using it.

When diagnosed and treated, relapse rates are dramatically reduced.

And history suggests that although nascent recoveries often wobble for a quarter or two, they rarely relapse into recession.

Sure does explain relapse and supports the concept of harm reduction in treatment.

Four had a relapse and three developed a different type of cancer.

Pharmacological interventions for the prevention of relapse in bipolar disorder: a systematic review of controlled trials.

If they are blocked, some might easily relapse into a nationalist fever that could even reignite conflict.

Patients may sometimes avoid relapse if every single cancerous cell had been eliminated.

But today there are several medications that have been proven to decrease the odds of relapse.

The remaining sessions are typically used for medication tapering, if necessary, and relapse prevention.

So vaccinated individuals should-in theory-be less likely to relapse.

Psychological cravings and relapse triggers continue long after the physiological withdrawals cease.

Nor do they know how likely a treated patient is to relapse.

There was worry about a potential relapse of sectarian violence.

They say they don't want to relapse but believe they can set weight goals that are lower than ideal.

Treatment decisions also rely on prior treatments and where the relapse has occurred.

For many who have struggled with the illness, the potential for relapse always lurks in the background.

Treatments for relapse include chemotherapy, radiation, and bone marrow or blood stem cell.

In other words, patients should expect and accept relapse but should aim for as long a remission period as possible.

Apparently recovering, he suffered a sudden relapse.

He was operated on early this week and doctors had pronounced him out of danger, when he suffered a relapse.

Even for those who have abstained for a year, one-third relapse.

He contracted a cold last summer and later had a relapse from which he never recovered.

If relapse symptoms warrant, corticosteroids can be used to speed recovery and possibly to delay or prevent another relapse.

The chances of a relapse into recession seem to be rising.

His condition had improved in the last year, but two weeks ago, he had a relapse and was admitted to the hospital.

They can be taught to recognize impending symptoms of relapse and help the patient avoid situations that might trigger them.

The fact that alcoholics and drug abusers often tread the path of use, rehab, sobriety and relapse presents a challenge to.

Green says this is why people who participate in weight-loss or stop-smoking groups so often relapse after leaving the group.

Still, other studies show that more than three-quarters of smokers will relapse a few times no matter what.

During the afternoon, however, the writer suffered a sudden relapse and sank rapidly.

The sickening aspect of the relapse is the fear that liquidity.

She rallied, but had a relapse three days ago, and the end after that never was in doubt.

Compliance with treatment protocols is often inconsistent, and relapse is all too common.

Most become gainfully employed, and relatively few relapse into crime, officials of the program say.

Two trials suggest that it can cut the rate of relapse in people who have had three or more bouts of depression.

The halfhearted efforts at rehabilitation followed by relapse were repeated over the years.

Treatments for relapse include chemotherapy, radiation, and bone marrow or blood stem cell transplantation.

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World English Dictionary

relapse

—vb
1.	to lapse back into a former state or condition, esp one involving bad habits
2.	to become ill again after apparent recovery

—n
3.	the act or an instance of relapsing
4.	the return of ill health after an apparent or partial recovery

[C16: from Latin relabī to slip back, from re- + labī to slip, slide]

re'lapser

—n

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Word Origin & History

relapse

1568, from L. relapsus, pp. of relabi "slip back," from re- "back" + labi "to slip" (see lapse). The noun is first attested 1533.

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relapse re·lapse (rĭ-lāps')
v. re·lapsed, re·laps·ing, re·laps·es

To regress after partial recovery from illness.
To slip back into bad ways; backslide.
To fall or slide back into a former state.

n. (rē'lāps, rĭ-lāps')
A falling back into a former state, especially the return of symptoms following an apparent recovery. Also called recurrence.

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