Remission (medicine)

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Remission is either the reduction or disappearance of the

urine test
.

A complete remission, also called a full remission, is a total disappearance of the signs and symptoms of a disease. A person whose condition is in complete remission may be considered cured or recovered. Relapse is a term to describe returning symptoms of the disease after a period of remission. In cancer-treatment, doctors usually avoid the term "cured" and instead prefer the term "no evidence of disease" (NED) to refer to a complete remission of cancer, which does not rule out the possibility of relapse.[3][4]

In

subclinical
severity or frequency that does not merit re-diagnosis.

For some diseases featuring remission, especially for those with no known cure such as multiple sclerosis, remission is implied to always be partial.

See also

References

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  3. ^ WebMD, LLC. (2018). Martin, Laura J. (ed.). "Remission: What Does It Mean?". WebMD.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019.
  4. ^ "What is "Cure"?". mskcc.org. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019.