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re·mis·sion [ ri-mish-uhn ]
Definitions related to disease remission:
  • (remission) A decrease in or disappearance of signs and symptoms of cancer. In partial remission, some, but not all, signs and symptoms of cancer have disappeared. In complete remission, all signs and symptoms of cancer have disappeared, although there still may be cancer in the body.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (remission) A lessening in the severity of a disease and its symptoms. In cancer, a reduction in the size of a tumor and its symptoms.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (remission) An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease).
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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