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re⋅mis⋅sion

  [ri-mish-uhn]
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–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.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME < OF < L remissiōn- (s. of remissiō). See remiss, -ion

Synonyms:
2. absolution. 3. lessening, relaxation. 4. release.

Antonyms:
2. blame, censure. 3. intensification.
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re·mis·sion   (rĭ-mĭsh'ən)   
n.  

    1. The act of remitting.

    2. A condition or period in which something is remitted.

    3. Medicine Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.

    4. The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside.

    5. Release, as from a debt, penalty, or obligation.

    6. Forgiveness; pardon.

  2. A lessening of intensity or degree; abatement.

    1. Medicine Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.

    2. The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside.

    3. Release, as from a debt, penalty, or obligation.

    4. Forgiveness; pardon.

    1. Release, as from a debt, penalty, or obligation.

    2. Forgiveness; pardon.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin remissiō, remissiōn-, from remissus, past participle of remittere, to let go; see remit.]
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Cultural Dictionary

remission

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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Word Origin & History

remission 
c.1225, "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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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·mis·sion
Pronunciation: ri-'mi-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or process of remitting
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·mis·sion
Pronunciation: ri-'mish-&n
Function: noun
: a state or period during which the symptoms of a disease are abatedremission following chemotherapy> —compare ARREST, CURE 1, INTERMISSION
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Medical Dictionary

remission re·mis·sion (rĭ-mĭsh'ən)
n.

  1. Abatement or subsiding of the symptoms of a disease.

  2. The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside.

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