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remission Definition

re·mis·sion (ri mis̸hən)

noun

the act or an instance of remitting; specif.,

  1. forgiveness or pardon, as of sins or crimes
  2. cancellation of or release from a debt, tax, penalty, etc.
  3. a lessening or abating, as of heat or cold, pain, etc.
  4. a relatively prolonged lessening or disappearance of the symptoms of a disease

Etymology: OFr < L remissio, a sending back, in LL(Ec), forgiveness of sin < pp. of remittere: see remit

remission Related Forms

re·mis·sive adjective

remission Synonyms

remission

n.

  1. An alleviation

    abatement, lessening, release; see reduction 1, relief 1.

  2. An interruption

    pause, lull, break; see delay 1, respite.

  3. Pardon

    forgiveness, mercy, discharge; see acquittal, forgiveness, pardon 1.

remission Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • sin: Now the remission of sins is a blessing not to be missed.
  • punishment: Forgiveness for, or remission of the punishment due to, a.
  • fee: The ORSAS Awards provide Scholarships for partial remission of tuition fees for overseas research students.
  • taxis: What Japan really needs is a national ad valorem duty upon the rental value of all land, with concomitant remission of current taxes.
  • sentence: The Prison Act of 1898 allowed local prison inmates to earn remission of sentence.
  • debt: The politicians no longer claim that remission of debts is impossible.

Converse of object

  • induce: In most patients this can induce long-term remission which can last for many years.
  • achieve: Of the three patients who achieved a complete remission, two had evidence of GVHD.
  • enter: In Tonbridge, UK, 73 % of patients entered remission 11.
  • maintain: Does dietary fish oil maintain the remission of Crohn's disease: a case control study.

Adjective modifier

  • spontaneous: There have also been a few similar case histories with adults where they too have had spontaneous remission from AIDS.
  • partial: It provides for partial fee remission for students registering for a research degree.
  • prolonged: The treatment had caused no side-effects and we were starting to hope for a prolonged remission.
  • complete: His cancer has been in complete remission for three years.
  • durable: In contrast, interleukin ( IL)-2 produces long-term durable complete remission in a subset of patients.
  • sustained: These agents appear able to induce a sustained biochemical remission of disease with associated symptomatic improvement.

Modifies a noun

induction: The rate of remission induction was 60.5 % , with a 48 % rate of subsequent relapse.

Noun used with modifier

  • fee: They will also receive a £ 1,800 fee remission grant.
  • seizure: Full seizure remission was seen in less than 15 % .
  • tuition: Teaching Assistants who teach in each semester earn tuition remission.

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