in remission

idiom

of an illness
: in a stage during which symptoms are much less severe
Her cancer is in remission.

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Last year, Raskin said the cancer was in remission. Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024 Thirty-four of 51 are in remission, and some with lymphoma needed fewer cycles of chemotherapy because their disease was caught early. Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024 Although Thomas’s cancer is now in remission, her kidneys did not recover their normal function. Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024 Now back in remission, this year Caden is running his own campaign for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) with two friends who have backed him since day one, CCA seniors Marshall Peelle and Cameron Tishler. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in remission 

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“In remission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20remission. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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