Relapse (redirected from relapser)

relapse /re·lapse/ (re-laps´) (re´laps)

1. the return of a disease after its apparent cessation.

2. to fall back into an illness after a period of remission.

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re·lapse (r-lps)

v.

1. To regress after partial recovery from illness.

2. To slip back into bad ways; backslide.

3. To fall or slide back into a former state.

n. (rlps, r-lps)

A falling back into a former state, especially the return of symptoms following an apparent recovery. Also called recurrence.

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Relapse

A return of the signs and symptoms of an illness.

Mentioned in: Electroconvulsive Therapy

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relapse,

v to slip or fall back into a former state.

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relapse

the return of a disease weeks or months after its apparent cessation.