单词 | remission |
释义 | remission /ri mish"euhn/, n. 1. the act of remitting. 2. pardon; forgiveness, as of sins or offenses. 3. abatement or diminution, as of diligence, labor, intensity, etc. 4. the relinquishment of a payment, obligation, etc. 5. Med. a. a temporary or permanent decrease or subsidence of manifestations of a disease. b. a period during which such a decrease or subsidence occurs: The patient's leukemia was in remission. [1175-1225; ME < OF < L remission- (s. of remissio). See REMISS, -ION] Syn. 2. absolution. 3. lessening, relaxation. 4. release. Ant. 2. blame, censure. 3. intensification. |
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