See Also: Remission(medicine)
Remission(health)
remission(dictionary)
remission(dictionary)
complete remission(medicine)
remission, spontaneous(medicine)
remission induction(medicine)
remission induction chemotherapy(medicine)

remission (oh)



[U and C] a period when a serious illness improves for a time
in remission
::The chemotherapy was successful, and she is now in remission.
::The cancer has gone into remission .
[U and C] BrE a reduction of the time that someone has to spend in prison
::He was given six months' remission for good behaviour.
[U] formal when you allow someone to keep the money they owe you
::remission of debts
the remission of sins
formal forgiveness from God for the bad things that you have done