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remission

[ ri-mish-uhn ]

noun

  1. the act of remitting.
  2. pardon; forgiveness, as of sins or offenses.

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  3. abatement or diminution, as of diligence, labor, intensity, etc.

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  4. the relinquishment of a payment, obligation, etc.

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  5. 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.



remission

/ rɪˈmɪʃə; rɪˈmɪtəl /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

remission

/ ĭ-ĭə /

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

remission

  1. A period in the course of a disease when symptoms become less severe.
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Notes

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ, adverb
  • ˈ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of remission1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, from Old French, from Latin 𳾾ō-, stem of 𳾾ō; equivalent to remiss + -ion
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Example Sentences

The princess announced in January she was in remission after completing a course of preventative chemotherapy after her cancer diagnosis.

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Paul has type 2 diabetes, which went into remission before he underwent bariatric surgery.

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There’s also an adult-onset form of the disease that is again usually fatal, although more spontaneous remission seems to occur, especially if the adult was unusually young when they contracted measles.

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Last month, my son reached two years in remission from a rare, malignant cancer that almost took his eye and his life.

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His own story of remission from drug use involves him being arrested, put on probation, and then attending treatment and twelve-step meetings.

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More About Remission

What is remission?

In medicine, remission refers to a temporary or permanent decrease in the symptoms of a disease.

Remission also refers to a release from a penalty or obligation, as in Fang was relieved when the bank gave him remission for the late fees on his car loan.

Remission can also refer to the forgiveness of sin, as in The remission of sin is granted by the Church.

Example: After four years of fighting cancer, I finally entered remission last week.

Where does remission come from?

The first records of the term remission come from around 1175. It ultimately comes from the Latin 𳾾ō. It combines the word remiss, which means “characterized by negligence or carelessness,” and the suffix ion, which is used to create nouns from adjectives, as with communion and union.

Remission is most often used in the medical sense. In addition to referring to a decrease in symptoms, it can also refer to the time period in which the patient has fewer or less-severe symptoms, as in I was in remission for five months.

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What are some other forms related to remission?

  • nonremission (noun)

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How is remission used in real life?

Remission is often used in the context of a disease whose progress has been decreased.

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True or False?

When a disease is in remission, the symptoms are getting worse.

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