in remission

idiom

of an illness

: in a stage during which symptoms are much less severe

Her cancer is in remission.

Examples of in remission in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Robertson had died three months earlier after an excruciating battle with prostate cancer — long in remission but back with a vengeance in 2022 — that had spread to his spine and brain. —

Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024 It is intended for people in remission and not actively experiencing symptoms. —

Roxana Ehsani, Health, 31 July 2024 Eight months after receiving the therapy, all five were in remission and no longer needed powerful immunosuppressive drugs to control their disease. —

TIME, 2 May 2024 The man stopped taking antiretroviral medication for his HIV in 2018 and remains in remission, or a state of having no virus present in the body. —

Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for in remission

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