Definition of Remission
Remission
re·mis·sion


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(noun)
A period of time when symptoms of a disease are reduced or absent.

e.g. The patient experienced a remission of her cancer after chemotherapy.

(noun)
a period of time during a serious illness when the patient's health improves, or is suppressed for the time-being;

e.g. After surgery and months of waiting, the doctor declared that she was finally in a state of remission.



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