Term

remission

The medical word for a period when the signs of a disorder have weakened or disappeared.

The Urge: Our History of Addiction, Carl Erik Fisher

Explained in

• The Urge: Our History of Addiction, Carl Erik Fisher
• The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness, Susannah Cahalan

  A period when the signs of an illness have eased or disappeared, but the illness itself is not considered cured.

• Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb

  A period when an illness retreats and its signs disappear for a while.

• The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, Siddhartha Mukherjee

  A state in which the signs of a disease recede or disappear. A remission can be temporary, so it is not yet the same as a cure.

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