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How to pronounce remission in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms remitment, remittal, remittance
Type of payment
Type Words
Synonyms absolution, remission of sin, remittal
Type of salvation, redemption
Has types indulgence
Type Words
Synonyms remit, remitment
Type of referral
Derivation remit
Type Words
Synonyms remittal, subsidence
Type of abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite, suspension
Has types resolution
Derivation remit


his cancer is in remission.

Examples of remission

remission
Blacksher was first diagnosed in 2002 but had been in remission for eight years.
From the kansas.com
Jesse was diagnosed with cancer when he was almost five and is now in remission.
From the theaustralian.com.au
The disease went into remission after treatment, but came back four years later.
From the post-gazette.com
Parts of his stomach and bowel were removed and the disease went into remission.
From the al.com
He went into remission the following summer, and stayed healthy until this year.
From the newsobserver.com
He had a brief setback in 2001, but the cancer has been in remission ever since.
From the omaha.com
This happens right after George learns that his disease has gone into remission.
From the heraldtribune.com
The disease went into remission, but in January 2007 he developed liver disease.
From the dailyherald.com
What they've achieved is something much more akin to cancer remission off chemo.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • An abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
  • Remittance: a payment of money sent to a person in another place
  • (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
  • Absolution: the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
  • Remission is the full-length debut album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. It was released on May 28, 2002 through Relapse Records and was re-released on October 21, 2003.
  • A cure or remission is the end of a medical condition. The term may refer specifically to a substance or procedure that ends the medical condition, such as a medication, a surgical operation, a change in lifestyle, or even a philosophical mindset that helps a person suffer. ...
  • Remission is a 1984 EP by Skinny Puppy. It was later re-released on CD with extra tracks added to make it a full-length album.
  • Remission (lat. remittere), in spectroscopy, is the reflection or scattering of light by a material. Similar to the word "re-emission", it is the light which is scattered back from a material, as opposed to that which is "transmitted" through the material. ...
  • (Remissions (reh-mi-shuns)) The lessening in the severity of symptoms or duration of an outbreak of a disease.