remission
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ən noun
1.
the act of remitting.
2.
pardon; forgiveness, as of sins or offenses.
3.
abatement or diminution, as of diligence, labor, intensity, etc.
4.
the relinquishment of a payment, obligation, etc.
5.
Medicine/Medical.
a.
a temporary or permanent decrease or subsidence of manifestations of a disease.
b.
a period during which such a decrease or subsidence occurs: The patient's leukemia was in remission.
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remission or remittal (rɪˈmɪʃən, rɪˈmɪtəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of remitting or state of being remitted |
| 2. | a reduction of the term of a sentence of imprisonment, as for good conduct: he got three years' remission |
| 3. | forgiveness for sin |
| 4. | discharge or release from penalty, obligation, etc |
| 5. | lessening of intensity; abatement, as in the severity of symptoms of a disease |
| remittal or remittal | |
| —n | |
| re'missive or remittal | |
| —adj | |
| re'missively or remittal | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
remission
early 13c., "forgiveness or pardon (of sins)," from O.Fr. remission, from L. remissionem (nom. remissio) "relaxation, a sending back," from remiss-, pp. stem of remittere "slacken, let go, abate" (see remit). Used of diseases since c.1400.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
remission re·mis·sion (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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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| remission (rĭ-mĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease. |
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Cultural Dictionary
remission definition
A period in the course of a disease when symptoms become less severe.
Note: 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.
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Example sentences
It wasn't only the satisfaction she felt as her credit-card balance went into remission.
Enteral nutrition can be effective for helping maintain remission.
Five of the six went into complete remission within three weeks and stayed symptom-free for up to five months.
Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.
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