Medical term:
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relapse
[re-laps´]the return of a disease weeks or months after its apparent cessation.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
re·lapse
(rē'laps),Return of the manifestations of a disease after an interval of improvement.
Synonym(s): recurrence (2)
[L. re-labor, pp. -lapsus, to slide back]
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(rĭ-lăps′)intr.v. re·lapsed, re·lapsing, re·lapses
1. To return to a former state.
2.
a. To become sicker after partial recovery from an illness.
b. To recur. Used of an illness.
3. To slip back into bad ways; backslide.
n. (rē′lăps, rĭ-lăps′)
A return to a former state, especially after apparent improvement.
re·laps′er n.
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Recrudescence The return of signs and Sx of a disorder after a period of improvement Oncology The reappearance of the signs and Sx of malignancy after successful completion of a first course of RT and/or chemotherapy. See Bone marrow transplantation, Chemotherapy, Cyclophosphamide, Extranodal recurrence, Local recurrence, Marginal recurrence, Regional recurrence, Terminal cancer, Transdiaphragmatic recurrence. Cf Remission Tuberculosis The return of TB after a partial recovery from the disease.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
re·lapse
(rē'laps)Return of the manifestations of a disease after an interval of improvement.
Synonym(s): recurrence (2) .
Synonym(s): recurrence (2) .
[L. re-labor, pp. -lapsus, to slide back]
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The reappearance or worsening of a disease after apparent recovery or improvement.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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A return of the signs and symptoms of an illness.
Mentioned in: Electroconvulsive Therapy
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
re·lapse
(rē'laps)Return of disease manifestations after improvement.
Synonym(s): recurrence (2) .
Synonym(s): recurrence (2) .
[L. re-labor, pp. -lapsus, to slide back]
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