Definition
A period when a disease’s symptoms become much less severe or disappear; or the act of cancelling a debt or punishment.
Etymology
From Latin *remissio* “a sending back, relaxation,” from *remittere* “to send back, relax, forgive.” The medical sense grew from the idea of a problem being temporarily ‘sent away.’
Kelly Says
In remission, the illness hasn’t necessarily vanished; it’s been ‘sent back’ or quieted, like an enemy retreating out of sight. That’s why doctors speak carefully—remission is relief, not always a final ending.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
verligting
fer-likh-ting
BGБългарски
ремисия
re-MI-si-ya
CACatalà
remissió
re-mi-si-O
CSČeština
remise
re-mi-se
DADansk
remission
re-mis-sion
DEDeutsch
Remission
re-mis-YON
ELΕλληνικά
ελάφρυνση
e-LAF-rin-si
ESEspañol
remisión
re-mi-SYON
ETEesti
remissioon
re-mis-si-OON
EUEuskara
erremisioa
e-rre-mi-si-O-a
FISuomi
remissio
re-mis-si-o
FRFrançais
rémission
re-mi-syon
GLGalego
remisión
re-mi-SYON
HRHrvatski
remisija
re-mi-SI-ya
HUMagyar
remisszió
re-mis-si-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
remisi
re-mi-si
ITItaliano
remissione
re-mis-SYO-ne
LTLietuvių
remisija
re-MI-si-ya
LVLatviešu
remisija
re-MI-si-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
remisi
re-mi-si
MYမြန်မာ
သက်သာခြင်း
thet-tha-chin
NLNederlands
remissie
re-mis-sie
NONorsk
remisjon
re-mis-sjon
PLPolski
remisja
re-MIS-ya
PTPortuguês
remissão
re-mi-SOW
RORomână
remisiune
re-mi-si-u-ne
RUРусский
ремиссия
re-MIS-si-ya
SKSlovenčina
remisia
re-mi-si-a
SLSlovenščina
remisija
re-mi-SI-ya
SRСрпски
ремисија
re-mi-si-ya
SVSvenska
remission
re-mis-sion
SWKiswahili
kupunguza
ku-pu-ngu-za
TAதமிழ்
பொறுப்பு நீக்கம்
po-ru-pu ni-kkam
TEతెలుగు
విమోచనం
vi-mo-cha-nam
THไทย
การบรรเทา
kan ban-thao
TRTürkçe
remisyon
re-mi-syon
UKУкраїнська
ремісія
re-MIS-i-ya
VITiếng Việt
thuyên giảm
thuyen giam