remission

remission /re·mis·sion/ (re-mish´un) diminution or abatement of the symptoms of a disease; the period during which such diminution occurs.

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re·mis·sion (r-mshn)

n.

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

2. The period during which the symptoms of a disease abate or subside.

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Remission

A disappearance of a disease as a result of treatment. Complete remission means that all disease is gone. Partial remission means that the disease is significantly improved by treatment, but residual traces of the disease are still present.

Mentioned in: Behcet's Syndrome, Choriocarcinoma, Leukemias, Chronic, Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

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remission

[rimish′ən]

Etymology: L, remittere, to abate

the partial or complete disappearance of the clinical and subjective characteristics of a chronic or malignant disease. Remission may be spontaneous or the result of therapy. In some cases remission is permanent, and the disease is cured. Compare cure.

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remission,

n the partial or complete disappearance of the clinical and subjective characteristics of a chronic or malignant disease.

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remission

diminution or abatement of the clinical signs of a disease; the period during which such diminution occurs.

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remission

Medtalk A period during which the signs and Sx of a disease disappear or diminish Oncology Regression of Sx or lesions in a malignancy, most commonly referring to the disappearance of a lympho- or myeloproliferative tumor by radio- or chemotherapy and amelioration of clinical Sx, which may be temporary, partial or complete. See Cure, Induction of remission, Leukemia management, Partial remission, Pathologic remission, Spontaneous regression of cancer. Cf Relapse.